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Mesopotamia
Study Guide
1. Mesopotamia was between two rivers named Tigris
and Euphrates.
2. Mesopotamia is called the “cradle of civilization.”
3. The kind of writing that the Mesopotamians
invented was called cuneiform.
4. An important city in Mesopotamia was Ur.
5. The world’s first written story was about
Gilgamesh.
6. Mesopotamians believed in many gods.
7. Mesopotamian temples were called ziggurats.
8. Hammurabi created the first written laws.
9. Laws were made to help the people of Mesopotamia
be good.
10. Traditions are ideas that are passed on.