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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Civilization began in an area known as what? | Mesopotamia |
| Mesopotamia is located in between what two rivers? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| What was the first known civizization in the world? | Sumer |
| What was the most important city-state? | Ur |
| What did each city-state have its own of? | Cheif God and Government |
| When did Sargon the I of Addad creat the world's first empire? | 2300 BC |
| About when did Hammurabi conquer Akkad and Sumer and establish the Babylon Empire? | 1800 BC |
| How did Hammurabi unify the Babylonian Empire? | By setting up a single code of law and bye raising the god of Babylon above all others |
| What are some major contributions of the Mesopotamian villages? | Writing, the Wheel, the Plow, the Sailboat, and number system based on 60 |