Unit 2:  Mesopotamia Big Ideas

Unit 2: Mesopotamia Big Ideas

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Social Studies

6th Grade

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Hard

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Carrie Britt

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why were ziggurats important in the Mesopotamian culture?

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Back

They were temples where the people thought gods lived.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Impact of the achievement shown in the picture?

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Back

Food surpluses became possible.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

If a person is too lazy to maintain his dam and it breaks, then what is that person guilty of?

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Back

Failure to take care of their property

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why is Hammurabi's Code so important?

Back

It was a step in the development of a justice system.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why was the invention of sails and wheels so important?

Back

People could use them to trade with far-away cultures.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

For what was the Akkadian king, Sargon I, famous?

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Back

He combined the city-states into the first empire.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Polytheism's role in ancient Mesopotamian society?

Back

People thought the gods ruled all and punished bad people.

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