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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the main Religion of Mesopotamia? | polytheism |
| How did they worship the gods? | they made offerings |
| What did they believe priest could do? | communicate directly with gods. |
| Why did they worship gods? | to bring successful harvests |
| What is the difference between polytheism & monotheism? | Polytheism is the worship of many gods, monotheism is the worship of 1 God. |
| Where did they make offerings? | Ziggurats. |
| How did cuneiform help the people of Mesopotamia? | Writing and speaking |
| What is the number system based on? | 60 |
| How did canals help them get a surplus of food? | |
| How did the people keep track of dates and records | |
| What inventions do we still use today that they used back then? | |
| How did the wheel help them back then? | |
| Who wrote the famous code of laws on the large stone in cuneiform? | |
| What do you call the regions in mesopotamia that traded and fought with each other | |
| True or false: monarchies were a type of government in which a single king or queen ruled the civilization | |
| True or false: irrigation is a mixture of small rocks and soil | |
| True or false: the fertile crescent was a large region of rich farmland | |
| was Sumer the first civilization? |