Mesopotamia Test Review

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Long narrative poem recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero

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Epic

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Belief in multiple gods

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Polytheism

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A city with its own government and political independence

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City-State

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Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters

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Cuneiform

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Large building with a temple at its peak where the gods live

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Ziggurat

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The application of controlled amounts of water to plants

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Irrigation

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The name of Mesopotamia comes from its location, which was

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between two rivers

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A society has a stable food supply if

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it has a surplus of food for its people.

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Using natural resources found in the environment, Sumerians built strong walls with?

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bricks made of mud

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What did Sumerians first use the wheel to make?

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Carts and Chariots