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Ancient​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​Webquest
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Where​ ​it​ ​says​ ​“explain”​ ​or​ ​“list”​ ​use​ ​complete​ ​sentences!
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1.​ ​What​ ​was​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​nicknamed?
2.​ ​What​ ​modern​ ​countries​ ​were​ ​once​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​Mesopotamia?
3.​ ​What​ ​were​ ​the​ ​two​ ​major​ ​rivers​ ​that​ ​flowed​ ​through​ ​Mesopotamia?
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4.​ ​Why​ ​was​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​such​ ​a​ ​nice​ ​place​ ​to​ ​live?
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5.​ ​What​ ​were​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​inventions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Sumerians?
6.​ ​What​ ​types​ ​of​ ​government​ ​did​ ​the​ ​Mesopotamians​ ​have?
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7.​ ​Why​ ​was​ ​Babylon​ ​such​ ​an​ ​impressive​ ​city?
8.​ ​Who​ ​was​ ​Marduk?
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9.​ ​Why​ ​did​ ​Nebuchadnezzar​ ​have​ ​the​ ​Hanging​ ​Gardens​ ​built?
10.​ ​What​ ​modern​ ​city​ ​was​ ​the​ ​Hanging​ ​Gardens​ ​of​ ​Babylon​ ​built​ ​near?
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11.​ ​List​ ​two​ ​unique​ ​facts​ ​about​ ​the​ ​Code​ ​of​ ​Hammurabi.
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12.​ ​List​ ​three​ ​interesting​ ​facts​ ​about​ ​the​ ​people​ ​of​ ​Assyria.
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13.​ ​Why​ ​was​ ​trading​ ​so​ ​important​ ​to​ ​the​ ​people​ ​of​ ​Mesopotamia?
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14.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​were​ ​sick​ ​in​ ​Mesopotamia​ ​what​ ​class​ ​of​ ​people​ ​would​ ​help​ ​you?
15.​ ​Describe​ ​what​ ​men​ ​and​ ​women​ ​would​ ​wear​ ​and​ ​look​ ​like​ ​in​ ​Mesopotamia.
16.​ ​How​ ​could​ ​a​ ​person​ ​become​ ​a​ ​slave​ ​in​ ​Mesopotamia?
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17.​ ​Were​ ​men​ ​and​ ​women​ ​treated​ ​equally​ ​in​ ​Mesopotamia?
18.​ ​What​ ​rights​ ​did​ ​women​ ​have​ ​in​ ​Mesopotamia?
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19.​ ​What​ ​materials​ ​were​ ​used​ ​to​ ​build​ ​houses​ ​in​ ​Mesopotamia?
20.​ ​How​ ​did​ ​people​ ​use​ ​the​ ​roofs​ ​of​ ​their​ ​houses​ ​in​ ​Mesopotamia?
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21.​ ​What​ ​type​ ​of​ ​punishment​ ​did​ ​students​ ​receive​ ​for​ ​not​ ​doing​ ​a​ ​good​ ​job?
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22.​ ​What​ ​types​ ​of​ ​musical​ ​instruments​ ​did​ ​the​ ​Sumerians​ ​have?
23.​ ​What​ ​type​ ​of​ ​art​ ​did​ ​the​ ​Assyrians​ ​like?
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24.​ ​Explain​ ​what​ ​cuneiform​ ​is.
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25.​ ​What​ ​were​ ​the​ ​gods​ ​and​ ​goddesses​ ​like​ ​according​ ​to​ ​the​ ​people​ ​of​ ​Mesopotamia?
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26.​ ​What​ ​were​ ​Ziggurats?
27.​ ​Where​ ​were​ ​Ziggurats​ ​built​ ​within​ ​the​ ​different​ ​cities?
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28.​ ​Why​ ​is​ ​Gilgamesh​ ​and​ ​the​ ​story​ ​of​ ​Gilgamesh​ ​unique?