Mesopotamia

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The first civilizations arose in__________ because the conditions for farming were good.

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river valleys

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How did city-states irrigate their crops? Options: they built walls, waterways , and ditches, they built underground irrigation systems, they used sprinklers, they relied on rain

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they built walls, waterways , and ditches

Front

What was the name of the Sumerian system of writing? Options: hieroglyphics, cuneiform, Sanskrit, pictographs

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cuneiform

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How did the development of agriculture allow civilizations to move beyond just living day to day with enough food to eat? Options: more steady food supply with food surplus, larger populations, trade and specialization, all of the above

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all of the above

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As villages grew and supported larger and more permanent populations______emerged.

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cities

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The Mesopotamia River Valley was located between the ________and________ Rivers.

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Tigres and Euphrates

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_________________ was the king responsible for his written set of laws.

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Hammurabi

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Gilgamesh is the king of

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Uruk

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What did Hammurabi do with the code of laws to make sure everyone knew of them?

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He had scribes write and display them for all to see.

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Who is someone who is "polytheism"?

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Follows many gods