**Ancient Mesopotamia

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Which 2 Rivers was Mesopotamia located on? Options: The White Nile and Blue Nile, The Yellow and Yangtze, The Tigris and Euphrates

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The Tigris and Euphrates

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Ancient Sumerians invented irrigation systems and plows. What did these two inventions help provide?

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a steady supply of food

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The Sumerian writing system was called

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cuneiform

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Who wrote a code of laws that covered most areas of daily life?

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Hammurabi

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Grand temple with a shrine at the top

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ziggurat

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Building dams, channels, canals, and ditches to bring water to crops are all forms of

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irrigation

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Record keepers who often kept records for government officials

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scribes

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What is Polytheism?

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A belief in more than one god

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What is a city-state?

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a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

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Who was the leader of government in Mesopotamia?

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A king