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(Mooresville) Mesopotamia
Question | Answer |
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An area in Mesopotamia that was home to the first civilization | Sumer |
These people invented the wheel, sundial, the number system based on 60, and were the first to use bronze | Sumerians |
1st system of writing. Created by Sumerians | Cuneiform |
Arc of land that extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf where early civilizations were able to develop. | Fertile Crescent |
The northern most river that surrounded the first civilization | Tigris |
The southern most river that surrounded the first civilization | Euphrates |
Rivers in Mesopotamia and Egypt did this, providing fertile soil for early civilizations. | Flood |
Akkadian leader who made the first empire in history | Sargon |
Area of conquered people and territory, usually ruled by one person | Empire |
Worship of many gods | Polytheism |
Worship of one god | Monotheism |
Government where the leader is also a religious figure. Or when you think your leader is a god. | Theocracy |
Babylonian leader who created a Mesopotamian kingdom and united it uder his severe code of laws. | Hammurabi |
How the region of Sumer was organized...it is a city that also controls the surrounding countryside. | City-state |
Region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers | Mesopotamia |