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MESOPOTAMIA REVIEW- Map and Vocabulary

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    Review of the map and vocabulary terms
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  • Which 2 rivers make up the borders of Mesopotamia?
    TIGRIS and EUPHRATES
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  • Which Mesopotamian empire developed closest to the Persian Gulf?
    Sumer
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  • What was the system of writing called in Mesopotamia?
    Cuneiform
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  • One who writes
    Scribe
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  • How were the Mesopotamians able to farm in a desert?
    Silt from flooding
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  • A system of government with a king or queen
    Monarchy
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  • Mesopotamia was well protected in the east from what mountain range?
    Zagros
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  • Mesopotamia and Egypt made up an area known as the __________ ____________
    Fertile Crescent
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  • Besides the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, what 3 large bodies of water surround Mesopotamia?
    Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Med Sea
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  • A large area of conquered land ruled by one person
    Empire
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  • A series of waterways, such as ditches or canals, to bring water to crops
    Irrigation
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  • The worship of MANY gods
    POLYtheism
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  • What was this building used for in Mesopotamia?
    Religion
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