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6th Grade
10/27/2012

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What is a surplus?
Definition
having an extra amount
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Why is a surplus of crops important?
Definition
with the extra amount of crops, the people of Mesopotamia could trade it for things they didn't have
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What is the nickname of Mesopotamia? (hint: the shape and type of soil)
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Fertile Crescent
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What does "Mesopotamia" actually mean?
Definition
land between the rivers
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What were the two major rivers of Mesopotamia?
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Tigris and Euphrates
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What mountains are located to the east of Mesopotamia?
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Zagros Mountains
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What desert is located to the south of Mesopotamia?
Definition
Arabian Desert
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Name the four major bodies of water that surround Mesopotamia
Definition
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf
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Which is further NORTH? Sumer or Akkad?
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Akkad
Term
being able to control when and how much water your crops get.
Definition
Irrigation
Term
an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions
Definition
city-state
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the worship of many gods
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polytheism
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the worship of only one God
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monotheism
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A huge, pyramid shaped structure used for worship
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Ziggurat
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a form of wedge shaped writing
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cuneiform
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a set of laws established by King Hammurabi
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Code of Hammurabi
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This was the first book ever written
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Epic of Gilgamesh
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What Invention allows the people of Mesopotamia to move around faster and better
Definition
chariot
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What was built for King Nebechadnezzer's wife because she was sad?
Definition
Hanging Gardens
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