Mesopotamia Flashcards

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Mesopotamia

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the land between the rivers

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Why did scholars call it the Fertile Crescent?

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The land was fertile and shaped like a crescent moon.

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Who were considered the first civilized people?

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the Sumerians

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What was their religion like?

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They worshipped many gods.

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Polytheism

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the worship of many gods

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Three things that the Sumerians invented were...

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The wheel, writing, and the plow.

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What is cuneiform?

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an early system of record keeping

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What did a scribe do?

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He wrote for the king and government officials.

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Ziggurat

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A temple where the priests worshiped their gods.

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This picture shows an area known as the..

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Fertile Crescent