Mesopotamia

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In Greek, Mesopotamia means?

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The land between 2 rivers

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When it flooded, what was left behind?

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silt

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A system that was created to water crops and dry land

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irrigation

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When you have extra food

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surplus

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What protected the city-states from attacks?

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Giant walls

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A belief in many gods

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Polytheism

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What is this an example of? Church, Pyramid, Ziggurat, Temple

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Ziggurat

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What was the earliest form of writing called?

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Cuneiform

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What sea was just to the south of Mesopotamia?

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Persian Gulf

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The Mesopotamian civilization appears to have risen in the valley between what two rivers?

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Euphrates and Tigris