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The area known as Mesopotamia is now known today as which country?

The area known as Mesopotamia is now known today as which country?. Iraq. The Greeks gave Mesopotamia its name later in history. Mesopotamia means what ?. Land between the Rivers. Hammurabi’s code was based on the central idea of_________?. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.

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The area known as Mesopotamia is now known today as which country?

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  1. The area known as Mesopotamia is now known today as which country?

  2. Iraq

  3. The Greeks gave Mesopotamia its name later in history. Mesopotamia means what?

  4. Land between the Rivers

  5. Hammurabi’s code was based on the central idea of_________?

  6. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth

  7. Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa developed around the banks of this river(s).

  8. Indus River

  9. What is a city-state?

  10. A city and surrounding area that functions as a political unit

  11. What form of religion did the ancient civilizations practice?

  12. Polytheism

  13. The most able seafarers of the early Mediterranean were the?

  14. Phoenicians

  15. The process of mummification was connected to the Egyptian belief in what?

  16. Afterlife

  17. Which is a series of rulers from a single family?

  18. Dynasty

  19. What did ancient farmers have to develop in order to get water to their crops?

  20. Irrigation

  21. Which of the following statements about ancient Mesopotamia is also true of Egypt?

  22. The people worshiped many gods.

  23. Which of the following distinguished the cities of the Indus Valley?

  24. They had their own plumbing and were well-planned

  25. The Phoenicians contributed greatly to written communication by introducing the first use of what?

  26. Phonetic Symbols

  27. The theocracy of ancient Egypt was a belief in the divinity of whom?

  28. The Pharaoh

  29. What type of government did Ancient Egypt have?

  30. Theocracy

  31. The need to keep records led to the development of which of the following in Egypt?

  32. Hieroglyphics

  33. How many laws were in Hammurabi’s code?

  34. 282

  35. It might have been difficult to figure out the Egyptian Hieroglyphics had we not found this?

  36. Rosetta Stone

  37. Sumerian kings were viewed as the representative of the gods whereas Egyptian kings were viewed as what?

  38. A living god as well as a king

  39. The Sumerians developed a system of writing known as what?

  40. Cuneiform

  41. Sargon of Akkad is credited mostly for what?

  42. Creating the first empire

  43. Fertile land stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea is often referred to as the what?

  44. Fertile Crescent

  45. The main purpose of the pyramids of Egypt was to function as what?

  46. Tombs

  47. The ________ which are found along the Nile that are most similar to rapids.

  48. Cataracts

  49. Ancient Egypt was protected by natural barriers formed by what?

  50. Sahara Desert

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