Mesopotamia Flashcard

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Which of the following locations was most favorable for growing crops and raising livestock? desert, peninsula, river valley, archipelago

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river valley

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What is the Fertile Crescent?

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a large arch of rich farmland in Mesopotamia

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What was the writing system of Sumerians called?

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cuneiform

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Which of the following best describes Mesopotamian religion? Options: polytheism, irrigation, monotheism, domestication

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polytheism

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What are the earliest known written collection of laws called?

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Hammurabi's Code

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Which of the following lived in ancient Mesopotamia? Sumerians and Babylonians, Egyptians and Sumerians, Athenians and Babylonians, Egyptians and Phoenicians

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Sumerians and Babylonians

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What was a long-lasting achievement of the Phoenicians? Options: alphabet, ziggurat, pictographs, architecture

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alphabet

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What is a political unit consisting of an urban area and the surrounding rural countryside called?

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city-state

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What is a ziggurat?

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a pyramid-shaped tower found in Sumerian cities

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Which of the following were not achievements of the Mesopotamian cultures? plow, wheel, canals, dams, ziggurats, cuneiform, indoor plumbing, Hindu-Arabic Numerals

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indoor plumbing, Hindu-Arabic Numerals