Ancient Mesopotamia

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Which two rivers are found in Mesopotamia? Options: Nile and the Euphrates, Nile and the Yangtze, Tigris and the Yangtze, Tigris and the Euphrates

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Tigris and the Euphrates

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Early Mesopotamians believed in many gods meaning they were...

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polytheistic

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What is a ziggurat?

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a temple where priests lived

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Of the following, which group of people belonged to the upper class (the top of the pyramid) of Sumerian Society? merchants, artisans, priests, farmers

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priests

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Who was Hammurabi?

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a Babylonian King

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Hammurabi is best known for

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his strict code of laws

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Why did Nebuchadnezzar build the Hanging Gardens?

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to please his wife

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Where was the capital of the Assyrian Empire?

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Ninevah

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Sumerian farmers, fishers, merchants, and artisans made up this social group.

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middle class

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During the summer in Mesopotamia, what was the condition regarding water?

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water was scarce/not available