Ancient Mesopotamia

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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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What invention made farming possible in dry areas?

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Irrigation

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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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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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What invention made farming possible in dry areas?

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Irrigation

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Why was the ziggurat important?

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Temples built for the gods

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What did the Mesopotamian scribes write on?

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clay tablets

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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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If a common man cut the eye of another common man, what would his punishment be according to Hammurabi's Code?

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He would have his eye out.