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| a system of canals that waters crops |
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| the official residence of a king, queen or other ruler |
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| a pin, pole or bar on which a wheel revolves |
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| a nickname for Mesopotamia |
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| a person from ancient Babylon |
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| a person who copies things or writes |
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| a place to serve or worship of a god |
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| At what year does the Common Era begin? |
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| What rivers border Mesopotamia? |
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| The Tigres and Euphrates Rivers |
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| What king created a strict code of laws? |
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| The name Mesopotamia came from two Greek words which mean...? |
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| "the land between the rivers" |
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| Mesopotamia is located between which two continents? |
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| What was the most important Mesopotamian invention? |
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| The wheel because (1) it was used for transportation and (2) ...... |
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| How does irrigation help a community? |
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| It keeps the crops watered and provides food for the people, gods/goddesses and for trading. |
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| Name 3 differences between life today and in Mesopotamian times. |
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| Today we have different writing, better medicines and a better wheel. |
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| How did the location of Mesopotamia help with farming? |
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| Because they were near a river they could get water for irrigation and farming. |
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| Why did people live longer when they joined city-states? |
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| People could share food and work to benefit everyone. |
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| as symbols to write laws and communicate |
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