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All of the following are features of a successful civilization except: art, religion, farming, writing
farming
All of the following are features of a successful civilization except: Government; Water; Social Classes; Cities
Water
Another name for the region known as Mesopotamia.
Fertile Crescent
What is the meaning of Mesopotamia?
Land between two rivers
What two rivers are major physical features of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
In addition to watering crops, what feature of the rivers helped the success of agriculture?
Flooding
What was deposited by the rivers after flooding?
silt
What is the process used by farmers to move water from its source to water a crop?
Irrigation
What term is used to describe the every person in a civilization has a different job?
Division of Labor
What is the name of the system used to create order based on every person being ranked according to their job?
social hierarchy
These jobs were always at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
Hard Labor
The ________________ Empire was the first in Mesopotamia and existed from 3000 BCE - 1800 BCE.
Sumerian
The Sumerians were known for several inventions. Name 3.
Writing (Cuneiform); Wheel; Plow; Lunar Calendar; Zodiac; Mathematics
The ______________ Empire existed from 1800 BCE - 1200 BCE. Their most famous leader was King Hammurabi.
Babylonian
The ______________ Empire existed from 1200 BCE - 539 BCE and was known for its fierce warriors.
Assyrian
People who lived in Mesopotamia were _______________ meaning they believed in many gods.
Polytheistic
