What Phoenician achievement do we directly benefit from today?
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a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
Question 2
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a system of supplying water to an area of land
Question 3
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What main bodies of water surrounded Mesopotamia?
Question 4
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Why is Mesopotamia often referred to as the 'Fertile Crescent'?
Question 5
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What physical features determined where cities develpoped in Mesopotamia?
Question 6
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What does Mesopotamia mean?
Question 7
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Use the map. Which body of water do the rivers of Mesopotamia dump into?
Question 8
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What danger do the two rivers pose to Mesopotamia?
Question 9
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How were the city-states of Sumer designed?
Question 10
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the belief in or worship of many gods
Question 11
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a pyramid-like temple built by the Mesopotamian people, dedicated to their gods
Question 12
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What did the Mesopotamian people believe about their gods?
Question 13
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What role did priests play in Mesopotamian society?
Question 14
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Who were considered the lowest class in Mesopotamian society?
Question 15
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Which group in Mesopotamian society was tasked with trade and commerce?
Question 16
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What is the name of the system of writing the Sumerians created?
Question 17
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What did the Sumerians used a stylus to write on?
Question 18
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a land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
Question 19
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a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life, the world's first written code of law
Question 20
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long poem that tells the story of a hero or legendary figure in ancient times
Question 21
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Who made the world's first empire?
Question 22
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Who wrote the world's first code of law? (Although it was a little unfair to certain people groups...)
Question 23
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The Phoenicians exported cedar trees, purple dye and ivory that was popular all over the surrounding regions. Using the map as a resource, through which body of water did the Phoenicians conduct most of their trade?
Question 25
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The Assyrians were known for being skilled in which of the following areas?