Mesopotamia Flashcard

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What does the word Mesopotamia mean?

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Between the rivers

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Where was the fertile crescent?

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The area around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia, and around the Nile river in Egypt.

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How did Mesopotamian farmers protect their crops from seasonal flooding?

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They learned to build dams and irrigation ditches to bring in enough water.

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Which class of people were at the TOP of the social pyramid?

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Rulers and Priests

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What is a Ziggurat?

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A pyramid like temple which was at the center of each city-state.

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What was the name of the pictographic form of writing that was carved into clay?

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Cuneiform

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Sargon of Akkad was Sumeria's first

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Conqueror/Emperor

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The __________________ of Babylon were one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

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Hanging Gardens

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This Babylonian King was best known for his Law Code.

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Hammurabi

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"If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out." Is an example of:

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Hammurabi's Code