GRAPES of Mesopotamia

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Why is Mesopotamia referred to as the fertile crescent?

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It has nutrient rich soil that is good for farming

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Which word best describes the religion of Mesopotamia? Options: Nativistic, Monotheistic, Polytheistic, Abrahamic

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Polytheistic

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How did Sumerian culture show their religious beliefs?

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They built Temples atop ziggurats.

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What was the form of writing invented by the people of Mesopotamia?

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Cueniform

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What invention helped farming the most? Options: Wheel, Compass, Ziggurats, Irrigation Canals

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Irrigation Canals

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Hammurabi's Code had the same consequences for men of different social classes.

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False

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What does the word Mesopotamia mean?

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Land between two rivers

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Which social class made up the majority of society?

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Farmers and Slaves

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Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers?

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the Euphrates and the Tigris

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Babylonian leader who created the first written code of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

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Hammurabi