Mesopotamia

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The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?

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Euphrates and Tigris

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The region of Mesopotamia is located in the present day country of...?

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Iraq

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Which king wrote the first recorded system of laws in human history?

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Hammurabi

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Why was the ziggurat important?

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Temples built for the gods

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What is the purpose of a code of law?

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To establish laws and penalties

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The region known as Mesopotamia is indicated on the map by the letter:

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W

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The highest level leader in Mesopotamia was a ...?

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King

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A mixture of bits of rock and soil that gets deposited by the flood waters, is good for farming is called...

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silt

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The invention of irrigation made it possible to grow an extra supply of food which is called...

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surplus

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The worship of many gods and goddesses

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polytheism