World History - Ancient Mesopotamia Article (Winston Style)

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Which two rivers is Mesopotamia located between?

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Tigris and Euphrates

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What is Mesopotamia often called due to its historical significance?

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The Cradle of Civilization

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Around what year did early settlers begin to establish villages in Mesopotamia?

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4000 BC

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What type of government structure did the Sumerians have?

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City-states

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Which god was considered the father of gods and the sky in Sumerian religion?

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Anu

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Who was the Akkadian ruler that conquered Sumer?

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Sargon

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What language became primary under the Akkadian rule?

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Akkadian

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What was one of the new ideas that emerged in Mesopotamian cities to maintain order?

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Government

Front

What was the most powerful city in Mesopotamian history?

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Babylon

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Who created the Babylonian laws?

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King Hammurabi