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  • What helped the people control flooding?
    levees, ditches, canals
  • The Code of Hammurabi has this "nickname."
    an eye for an eye (or tooth for a tooth)
  • Where do the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers begin?
    in the mountains (from melting snow)
  • Who was at level D in Mesopotamian society?
    farmers & laborers
  • Who was able to write in cuneiform?
    Scribes
  • T/F: Hammurabi's Code had different punishments for people based on social class.
    TRUE!
  • Artifacts from a time period you are studying are called this.
    primary sources
  • Judaism was the first ____ religion (belief in only one God).
    monotheistic
  • Who was at level B in Mesopotamian society?
    priests & scribes
  • Where was Mesopotamia located?
    in Asia (the Middle East region) (modern day Iraq)
  • What is this?
    a ziggurat
  • True or False? Mesopotamian civilization had slaves.
    TRUE
  • Who was at level A in Mesopotamian society?
    the king
  • What kind of soil is good for agriculture?
    fertile
  • What is irrigation?
    Moving fresh water through ditches/canals to be used for farming or drinking
  • What 2 rivers were important to the people of the Fertile Crescent?
    Tigris & Euphrates
  • What is polytheism?
    belief in many gods
  • Who was at level C in Mesopotamian society?
    craftsman & merchants
  • Name the most important invention of Sumer.
    wheel or writing
  • With a surplus of food, people were able to become good at different jobs. This is known as _____.
    specialization
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