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Mesopotamia

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    GRAPES of Mesopotamia
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  • What helped the people control flooding?
    levees, ditches, canals
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  • What is irrigation?
    Moving fresh water through ditches/canals to be used for farming or drinking
  •  10
  • Where was Mesopotamia located?
    in Asia (the Middle East region) (modern day Iraq)
  •  15
  • What kind of soil is good for agriculture?
    fertile
  •  5
  • What 2 rivers were important to the people of the Fertile Crescent?
    Tigris & Euphrates
  •  10
  • What is polytheism?
    belief in many gods
  •  10
  • What is this?
    a ziggurat
  •  5
  • Who was at level A in Mesopotamian society?
    the king
  •  5
  • Who was at level B in Mesopotamian society?
    priests & scribes
  •  5
  • Who was at level C in Mesopotamian society?
    craftsman & merchants
  •  5
  • Who was at level D in Mesopotamian society?
    farmers & laborers
  •  5
  • True or False? Mesopotamian civilization had slaves.
    TRUE
  •  5
  • Name the most important invention of Sumer.
    wheel or writing
  •  20
  • Where do the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers begin?
    in the mountains (from melting snow)
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  • Who was able to write in cuneiform?
    Scribes
  •  10
  • With a surplus of food, people were able to become good at different jobs. This is known as _____.
    specialization
  •  15
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