River Valley Civilizations

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What is the term for the system of writing developed in Mesopotamia?

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cuneiform

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What is the best definition of a Ziggurat?

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a massive temple

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What region was Sumer located in?

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Mesopotamia

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In what modern country was Sumer located?

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Iraq

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Hammurabi is most famous for his

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Law Code

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What 2 Rivers formed Mesopotamia?

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Tigris & Euphrates

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What river valley would have been here? Options: China, Mesopotamia, Indus, Egypt

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Indus

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What is Egyptian writing called?

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hieroglyphic

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Egyptians invented the first type of paper, known as

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papyrus

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Which two cities were discovered in the Indus River Valley? Options: Tigris and Euphrates, Sumer and Babylonia, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, Cairo and Bahgdad

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro