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Mesopotamia
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Why was Mesopotamia called the Cradle of Civilization?
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In ancient Sumer, professional writers were called
___________
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What were the names of the two rivers in Mesopotamia
White Nile and Blue Nile
Tigris and Euphrates
Nile and Tigris
Nile and Euphrates
What is the name of the strip of land that became the site of the Sumeria and Babylonian civilizations?
Nile River Valley
Fertile Crescent
Asia Minor
Indus Valley
The word Mesopotamia is a Greek work that means
Fertile Hippopotomus
Land between the rivers
Land of fertility
Land of pots
Mesopotamia was located in the modern day country of
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
Egypt
The Sumerians believed that gods descended to the earth using the ziggurat as a ladder.
Based on this sentence, which of the following is true?
They were monotheistic
They were polytheistic
They didn't have a religion
Which was not a Mesopotamian civilization?
Babylon
Indus
Sumer
Akkad
What was the form of writing created and used by ancient Mesopotamians?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Assyrian
None of the above
Which king of Mesopotamia instituted a code of laws for his people to live by?
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi
Sargon
Ramses