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Global History- Mid Term Review
River Valleys- Mesopotamia
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History
9th Grade
01/26/2010

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Who ruled Mesopotamia?
Definition

Kings

~They ruled each city state~

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Who was one king of Mesopotamia?
Definition

Hammurabi


King of Babylon

Created Hammurabi's Code

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What did they trade?
Definition

-Wheat

-Grain

 

 

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What did the Phoenicians trade?
Definition
Purple Dye
Term
Monotheistic or Polytheistic?
Definition
Polytheistic 
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What was the social structure of Mesopotamia?
Definition

Kings

Priests/Nobles

Artisans/Merchants

Farmers

Slaves

 

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What were some intellectual contributions of Mesopotamia?
Definition

-Cuneiform 

-Number System

-Alphabet (Phoenicians) 

 

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What was an architectural contribution of Mesopotamia?  
Definition
Ziggurat (Temple)
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Where is Mesopotamia geographically located?
Definition

Tigris & Euphrates River Valley

Fertile Crescent 

Middle East

Term

Where were Phoenicians located?

 

Definition
East Coast of the Mediterranean Sea 
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What technological achievements did the Mesopotamians have?
Definition

-Arch

-Wheel (Sumer)

-Iron (Hittites) 

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