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Mesopotamia 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a plateau? | An area of flat land that rises above the surrounding land. |
| A long period of dry weather. | |
| What is the Fertile Crescent? | A fertile region in the southwestern Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia. |
| What is the Tigris River? | A river in southwestern Asia that flows through the eastern part of the Fertile Crescent. |
| What is the Euphrates River? | A river in the southwestern Asia that flows through the southern part of the Fertile Crescent. |
| What is Mesopotamia? | The region between the Tigris and the and the Euphrates rives; birthplace of the Sumerians and the Babylonia civilizations. |
| What is a cuneiform? | A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects; developed in ancient Sumer. |
| What is a City-State? | A self-governing city, often with surrounding land a villages. |
| What is a Ziggurat? | A large temple located in the centers of the ancient Sunerians cities. |
| What is Polytheism? | The belief in many gods and goddesses. |
| What is the Code of Law? | A written set of laws that apply to everyone under a goverment. |