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What is silt?
Fertile mud
To be parallel means to...
move in the same direction and never touch
These two rivers flow parallel in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
Ancient Mesopotamians used ________ to water their crops.
Irrigation
To Worship many gods means to be
polytheistic
To have a surplus means
to have extra after a need has been met
This Ancient Mesopotamian writing was wedge shaped and in clay
cuneiform
An epic is
a long poem that tells the story of a hero
The Epic of Gilgamesh's two main themes are...
the power of friendship and facing your fears
Akkadian Empire's ruler
Sargon
Hammurabi's code listed this for each crime
a punishment
The Hanging Gardens were in this Mesopotamian city
Babylon
What is a caravan?
a group of merchants traveling together, usually with camels
Hammurabi was the king of
The Babylonians
Akkadians conquered this city-state
Sumer
