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Mesopotamia Stack
Stuff about Mesopoamia to study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 2 rivers that encircle Mesopotamia? | The Tigris River and the Euphrates River |
| Who are the four main "mesopotamians" ? (Think of the song) | Sargon, Hammurabi, Asherbanapal and Gilgamesh |
| Who is hammurabi, and why is he important? | Hammurabi made the first WRITTEN code of laws |
| What is Hammurabi's code? | The first WRITTEN code of laws |
| What is a city-state? | A city and its surrounding countryside |
| What is the Fertile Crescent? | An area of rich farmland where the first civilization began |
| How many laws are in Hammurabi's code? | There are 282 laws in it |
| What were the pyramid-like structures found in mesopotamia? | Ziggurats |
| what? | no |
| What does mesopotamia mean? | "Between the rivers" in greek |
| Who is Gilgamesh? | You know who he is, and I'm too lazy to tell you if you don't. |
| What was the first form of writing? | Cuneiform |
| ? | ! |
| Ooga Booga! | Booga Ooga! |
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