Chapter 2 Vocab Mesopotamia

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Technology developed by Mesopotamia:

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a system of writing

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First civilizations settled in:

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a land between two rivers

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Lydian contributions still present today?

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coins

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First Mesopotamians:

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farmers

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Not part of Sumerian civilization:

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worship of a single god

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Why settle in southern Mesopotamia?

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plenty of fresh water

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Early Mesopotamian farming success:

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Irrigated crops.

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Sumerians advanced their civilization by developing writing, religion, and technology.

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writing, religion, and technology

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Why was cuneiform preferred over picture writing?

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It was simpler.

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King of Babylonia who created a code of laws.

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Hammurabi