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Polytheism is the belief in a single god.
True or false.
False. Polytheism is the belief in many gods.
Monotheism is the belief in a single god.
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The first known schools taught students to become...
scribes.
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A building in the center of each city-state that was used by gods to "walk" down to earth.
Ziggurat.
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A legend that explains a certain people's belief is called a...
myth.
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Mesopotamia had special ... that drew people to ... there.
attractions; settle
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City-states were separated by what two things?
Distances and deserts.
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Because they were so far apart, it was vrey difficult for city-states to ... under one ... .
unite; ruler
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Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers?
a. Euphrates
b. Nile
c. Tigris
d. Ganges
a and c
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Sumerians invented this in order to keep permanent records of events.
Writing
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How did flooding rivers affect people living in Mesopotamia? Give me one positive and one negative effect.
Positive: Flooding brought new topsoil each year, allowing the soil to become rich and fertile.
Negative: Floods struck without warning, often wiping out villages and farms.
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Mesopotamia is part of what geographic region?
The Fertile Crescent
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What is located at the top of every ziggurat?
A temple.
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What is the site of the earliest known civilization called?
Sumer
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Give me three possible things that could be found in or around a city-state.
- Mud-brick walls
- Narrow streets
- Public buildings
- A royal palace
- A ziggurat
- Rivers
- Farms
- Small houses
- Shops and farm stands
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Bonus: What was the system of Sumerian writing called?
Cuneiform.
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Name three things each city-state had that was unique to each one.
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The story of Gilgamesh was an example of what kind of story?
B. Epic
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The Fertile Crescent is bounded by what two types of land forms? (e.g. hill, swamp, etc.)
Mountains and deserts.
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Why did Sumerians build ziggurats?
To allow their gods to descend to earth, using the ziggurat much like you would use a ladder.
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Why did Sumerian city-states operate independently from each other?
The great distances and deserts that separated them prevented them from uniting under a single ruler.
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As farming in Mesopotamia succeeded, this led communities to do what?
Build cities.
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According to scribes' records, Sumer was the first civilization to do what?
Write down their stories and laws.
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Bonus: What were scribes training schools called?
Edubbas.
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A long poem detailing the acts of a hero is called what?
An epic.
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In what modern day country is Mesopotamia located in?
Iraq.
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This hard, pointed writing tool was cut from a reed.
A stylus.
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If residents of New York are called New Yorkers, what are residents of Sumer called?
Sumerians.
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A city and surrounding area that governs itself is called what?
A city-state.
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What is a professional writer known as?
A scribe.
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Bonus: What was the name of the demon Gilgamesh killed in the cedar forest?
Huwawa.
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