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Mesopotamia
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Land Between two rivers. (lies between the Persian Gulf and Asia Minor, in the Fertile Cresent, In present Day Iraq
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Mountains
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Northern Natural border of Mesopotamia consisted of what landform?
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Flat Plain
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Southern Natural boundries of Mesopotamia cosnsisted of what geograpic feature?
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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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Mesopotam9ia is between what two rivers?
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Fertile Cresent
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An arc of Rich farmland from the Persian Gulf and curves along the Mediterranean Southwest into Present day Syria and Palestine
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7000B.C.
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date of the first settlement of Mesopotamia
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Wheat, Barley,
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What crops were Grown in Early Mesopotamia?
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It deposits rich soil (Silt) and fertilizes the land
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What is the importance of the Yearly flooding of the rivers?
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They develop a complex division of labor
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When Meopotamia produces a food surplus how does it effect their culture?
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Sumer
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first Civilization
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Monarchy
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Rule by a king or Queen
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Built levies and dikes
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What did Summerians do as a result of having too much water due to floods?
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City - State
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The city and the land that surrounds it.
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Irrigation ditches and canals
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What did Summerians build to get water when there was too little water?
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They each needed enought land to grow food to feed their growing population
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Why did ancient civilizations fight over farmland?
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4000 -3000 years ago
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When did the first Cities appear
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Jericho
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Ancient city know for its thick walls used for protection
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Pictorgraphs
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Picture symbols
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Divide a circle into 360 degrees, had a year with 12 months. They could compute the area of a rectangle and triangle
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What were some of the math accomplishments of Ancient Sumer
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Hammurabi
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Babylonian King that made a law code, tax system , He was the greatest Babylonian ruler
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Hittites and Assyrians
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Groups known for their use of Iron weapons and chariots
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Code of Hammurabi
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Legal system based on the idea of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 282 laws first written law code
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Chariot
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A wheeled horse drawn cart
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Nebuchadnessar
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Chaldean King that built the hanging gardens of Babylon
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