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mesopatamia
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6th Grade
12/15/2011
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what is a plateau?
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a broad area of high, flat land
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what is a plain?
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a broad area of flat, open land lower than a plateau
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what does Mesopotamia mean?
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the land between the rivers
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which two rivers wind through Mesopotamia?
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the Tigris river, and the Euphrates river
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what were the worlds first cities?
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from what time period have archaeologists discovered evidence of farming and irrigation
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5000 B.C.E. to 3500 B.C.E
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