Mesopotamia Review

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What is a plain?

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An area of open, flat land.

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An Akkadian king who started the first empire

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Sargon

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Name the first Mesopotamian city-state located in the south.

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Sumer

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What do we call an area of earth with common physical features?

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Region

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What term describes the worship of many gods?

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Polytheism

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What is a ziggurat?

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A temple used for religious purposes

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What is an irrigation system used for?

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To move water from a river to a crop

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What is cuneiform?

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Wedge shaped writing in Sumer

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Fertile means...

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soil that is good for growing plant life

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What is a term that refers to a ruling family?

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Dynasty