The Fertile Crescent

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pyramid-shaped brick temples

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ziggurats

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system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things

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cuneiform

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This picture shows an area known as the..

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Fertile Crescent

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Civilization in Mesopotamia developed between which two rivers? Options: the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean, the Tigris and the Persian Gulf, the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates, the Euphrates and the Tigris

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the Euphrates and the Tigris

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What made the soil of the Fertile Crescent so fertile?

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silt

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"the land between the rivers"; an early civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia is called the "cradle of ________.",

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Civilization

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Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called

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artisans

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Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

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Hammurabi

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What modern day country is Mesopotamia mostly in? Options: India, Egypt, China, Iraq

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Iraq