Ancient Mesopotamia Key Terms

What is the meaning of Mesopotamia?

• Land of the Pharaohs

• Land between two rivers

• Land of the Gods

• Land of the Pyramids

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Geography

What is a covenant?

• A type of dessert
• A legal contract or binding agreement

• A type of bird
• A musical instrument

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Accomplishment

Who was Hammurabi?

• A famous Sumerian king

• The ruler of Babylon who wrote a set of laws

• An ancient Egyptian pharaoh

• A legendary hero in Mesopotamian mythology

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People

Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt in the Exodus and received the Ten Commandments?

• Abraham

• Moses

• David

• Solomon

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People

Land or soil that is good for plants to grown in

• Fertile soil
• Desert sand
• Rocky terrain
• Salt flats

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Geography

A professional writer in Sumer...

• Was called a scribe
• Was called a pharaoh
• Was called a king
• Was called a priest

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Accomplishment

A city with it's own traditions and it's own government

• State

• Civilization

• City-State

• Countries

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A belief in many gods

• Monotheism
• Atheism
• Agnosticism
• Polytheism

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Religion

A belief in one god

• Monotheism
• Atheism
• Agnosticism
• Polytheism

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A traditional story which explains people's beliefs

• Myth
• Fable
• Legend
• Folklore

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