Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent - Flashcard

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The Fertile Crescent

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A crescent-shaped region with rich soil for farming

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What is the advantages of living near a river?

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Rivers provided fertile soil, water, and trade routes

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City-state

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A Mesopotamian city and the land around it that it ruled. They developed unique cultures, law, and innovations.

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Hammurabi’s Code

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The world's first written legal system.

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Irrigation

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A Sumerian achievement that improved agriculture by helping remove water from canals and fields

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Which two rivers allowed Mesopotamia to develop civilization?

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Ziggurat

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A large pyramid-like structure at the center of each city-state to honor their main god.

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Cuneiform

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The world's first written language used to record laws, trade, and history.

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Silt

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Nutrient rich soil left by the flooding of a river. This is good natural fertilizer for farming.