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1.What is Mesopotamia also known as?
a.The Cradle of All Lifeb.The Cradle of Human Lifec.The Cradle of Agricultured.The Cradle of Civilization
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2. What is Mesopotamia called today?
A. IranB. IraqC. Syria
D. Turkey
3. In Greek, Mesopotamia means…
a. Land between two seasb. Land beside two rivers
c. Land between two riversd. Land beside two seas
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4. What is it called when there is a severe lack of
rain in a region?
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5. What are the two rivers that run through the
Fertile Crescent?
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6. What did the Sumerians build to water
their crops?
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7. The first and oldest civilization to develop
in Southern Mesopotamia was
called _________________.
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8. What type of writing is this?
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9. Write a complete sentence.
Why was it important that surrounding regions be
able to read and write in cuneiform?
Start your sentence like this….“It was important for surrounding
regions to be able to read and write in cuneiform because…”
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10. List five items that were traded in the
surrounding regions.
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• 11. Write a complete sentence! Why was it
important that surrounding regions in Mesopotamia trade?
Start your sentence like this…“It was important that surrounding
regions in Mesopotamia trade because…
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12. Who ordered the first code of laws to be written
down ?(He was a Babylonian
king.)
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13. In what early civilization (empire) would
you find Hammurabi’s Code?
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14. What items did the Phoenicians trade with
the Sumerians?
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15. Besides trade items, what other valuable achievement did the Phoenicians contribute to other cultures, including our own?Write and complete the sentences, “The Phoenicians’ most important achievement was the development of one of the world’s first _________. Our own _________came from the Phoenicians.”
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Use your NEW BOOK, Chapter 3, Section 4 to locate your answer.
This is a text specific question. Your answer will refer only to the text and you will cite your source by putting the page number in parenthesis at the end of
your answer. Example… (page 45).
16.What was Hammurabi’s most important accomplishment?
You will start your answer like this….
According to the text, Hammurabi’s most important
accomplishment was….(page___).
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Number 16 - Answer
According to the text, Hammurabi’s most important
accomplishment was the first known code of laws, both criminal and civil, that he
put together dealing with almost every part of daily life
(page 73).
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Use your NEW BOOK, Chapter 3, Section 4 for locate your answer.
This is a text specific question. Your answer will refer only to the text and you will cite your source by putting the page number in parenthesis at the end of
your answer. Example… (page 45).
17. What two advantages did Hittite soldiers have over their
opponents?
You will start your answer like this….
From the reading of the text , two advantages the Hittite
soldiers had over their opponents were…… (page___).
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Number 17 - Answer
From the reading of the text , two advantages the Hittite
soldiers had over their opponents were
