Mesopotamia Chapter Review

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Why did farmers rely on annual flooding?

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The floods left behind silt that helped crops grow.

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How did irrigation impact civilizations in Mesopotamia?

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Farmers grew a surplus of crops.

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Which group of people created a major empire following the Akkadians?

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Babylonians

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What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

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how to use stronger metals for weaponry

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Which group rebelled against the Assyrians? Hittites, Chaldeans, Babylonians, Syrians

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Chaldeans

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Nebuchadnezzar built the Hanging Gardens for what reason?

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To please his wife.

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Who was Hammurabi?

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a Babylonian king

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Why is the Code of Hammurabi considered important?

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It inspired codes of law in other civilizations.

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Why did Nebuchadnezzar collect high taxes?

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to support large-scale projects in Babylon

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Early Mesopotamians believed in _________________.

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many gods