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what is the meaning of Mesopotamia?   land between rivers  
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why was each city surrounded by a wall with a bronze gate?   to keep out lions and bandits  
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what were the names of the twin rivers?   the Tigris, and Euphrates  
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what is the temple in the middle of each Sumerian city called?   Ziggurat  
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what does ziggurat mean?   mountain of god, or hill of heaven  
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sumerians believed that all forces of nature were viewed as?   gods  
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what was the name of one of the famous priest- kings who searched for a way to live forever?   Gilgamesh  
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what were the people who settled in Mesopotamia about 3500 b.c. called?   Sumerians  
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what was the chief crop in Sumer?   barley  
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what were humans put on earth to do?   please the gods  
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what was the writing made out of wedge- shaped markings called?   cuneiform  
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why was writing developed?   because people had to keep track of business deals  
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often one city state would go to war with one another over?   boundary disputes  
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the twin rivers would flood and leave behind what?   natural leeves  
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what is the fertile area around Mesopotamia called?   fertile cresent  
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