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Ancient civilization
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the first civilization of Mesopotamia develop? | Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| Who are some important people in the first civilizations? | Sargon, Hammurabi, Nebuchadnezzar |
| Where did most of the people live in the first civilization? What was usually at the center of the city? | 1)Most people lived on farms near walled cities 2)The ziggurat 1 |
| What were the people´s beliefs in Mesopotamia? | 1)They worshiped many different gods 2)The gods appointed the rulers |
| What was the Mesopotamia government like? | Early Mesopotamians were ruled by priests L |
| What was their language and writing like? | 1) Early-cuneifrom: wedge-shaped characters 2) Later: a semitic language |
| What contributions did they make? | 1) developed writing 2) created system of mathematics 3)studied systems of time and created calendars´ 4) introduced iron weapons |
| How do thes contributions affect us today? | 1) similar measurements are still used today in building 2) Our system of time is based on seconds, minutes, and hours |