Mesopotamia!
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What were the series of independent cities called? | City states |
| The king had an ancestral connection to the gods. True or false? | True |
| How would kings from various cities fortify territory? | By improving their technology |
| A Large rock that contained a series of very harsh laws is what? | Hammurabi's code |
| Were people punished differently due to social classes? | Yes |
| What were Sumerian gods based off of? | Human emotions |
| What is a ziggurat? | A large pyramid with a temple at the top of steep stairs |
| What are the various social classes? | Free Landowners Dependent Farmers Slaves |
| What are two main inventions? | Wheels for carts and sailboats |
| What is the single most important contribution that Mesopotamia made to history? | Cuneiform - a writing system |
| What is the system that Sumerians made that we still use today? | Base 60 system |
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