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Mesopotamia S Guide

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Where was Mesopotamia? What is there today? Describe the geography/ climate.   show
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Why was it named "Mesopotamia?"   show
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Describe the flooding in this area. What was the benefit of the flood? What problems did they cause?   show
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show the idea that the rules apply equally to everyone  
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show Hammurabi was a king of Babylon. Hammurabi created the Babylonian Empire. He is known for collected the best laws from each city-state and combined them to make the first written legal code/aka Code of Hammurabi- laws special b/c earliest written laws  
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The Epic of Gilgamesh- what is significant (special/unique) about it? What is the story of the Great Flood similar to?   show
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show Was the first army to use iron weapons, had war fair, and organized government- they fell because it was overpowered by the Chaldean Empire and also cause their empire was too big  
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show Their religious beliefs were called sumer- it was an isolated religion. Also the mesopotamia believed in polytheistic, gods had to do with everything, king's power came from gods, had to feed, protect, and worship, please gods.  
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Ziggurat   show
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Based on the religious beliefs of the ancient Mesopotamians, how would someone most effectively have a king removed from power?   show
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Writing- what was it called? Who wrote? (scribes, gender)   show
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show he ruled Chaldean Empire; he is remembered for building the hanging gardens, rebuilt the city of Babylon and made his capital the world's richest and largest city at that time.  
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show The flood was beneficial in that it created good farming conditions. The unpredictable nature, however, meant that they had to find ways to protect the people and buildings….credited the gods with both good and bad flooding.  
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show Sumerians, egyptians, teachers and students, scribes, merchants, farmers, ruler- legal system  
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How did they write?   show
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show write laws, record crops, priest offerings, taxes  
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show about 2700BCE  
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show the two were evenly matched in battle, which caused them to respect each other  
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show All living things must eventually die.  
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