Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt Flashcard

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True or False: The Nile river's annual flooding was predictable

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True

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Ancient Mesopotamian temples were called...

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Ziggurats

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Polytheism means belief in...

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Many gods

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Why is irrigation so important to civilizations?

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To water the crops

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What was the Ancient Egyptian PAPER called?

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Papyrus

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Who were the few people in an ancient civilization that can read and write?

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People in power, educated, and rich

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What is this called?

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Social Classes

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Where did Ancient Egyptian Civilization begin? Options: Tigris River, Euphrates River, Nile River, Indus River

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Nile River

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Mesopotamian weather was...

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Unpredictable

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What was the first set of LAWS? Options: Code of Cuneiform, Code of Cleopatra, Code of Hammurabi, Code of Labubu

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Code of Hammurabi