Mesopotamia Study Guide

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Mesopotamia means

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the land between two rivers

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The first complex civilizations developed in what region of Mesopotamia?

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Sumer

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What is the first known form of writing? Options: Sanskrit, Hieroglyphics, cuneiform

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cuneiform

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Social classes are usually determined by what?

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a person's job/work

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Which two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia?

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Tigris and the Euphrates

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Ancient Mesopotamian temples were called...

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Ziggurats

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Polytheism means belief in...

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Many gods

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Who created a code of law to have peace and justice?

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The Babylonian Ruler, Hammurabi

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What do some people call Hammurabi's code to show that the crime usually matched the punishment?

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Eye for an eye.

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What technology had to be invented before farming villages grew into complex city-states?

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Irrigation