Mesopotamia Flashcard

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Greek word for "land between two rivers"

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Mesopotamia

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complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing are called

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civilizations

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Bringing water to crops is know as

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irrigation

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has it's own government but is not part of any larger unit

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city-state

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a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

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cuneiform

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Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions? Options: in the mountains, near the sea, next to rivers, in river valleys, in the desert

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next to rivers, in river valleys

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A Sumerian temple to honor the chief god of a city-state is called a

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ziggurat

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Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled

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artisans

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The few Sumerians who learned how to write often held high positions in society as what?

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scribes

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The calendar Sumerians developed was based on

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the cycles of the moon