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Review Sheets- Complete and study these questions for your unit test.
Define the following vocabulary words or explain their importance
1. Stylus:
2. Bulla:
3. Edubbas:
4. Scribe:
5. Irrigation:
6. Courts:
7. Code of Hammurabi:
8. Polytheism:
9. Monotheism:
10. Bartering:
11. Empire:
12. Gilgamesh:
13. Sargon:
14. Hammurabi:
15. Nebuchadnezzar:
16. Abraham:
17. Priests:
18. Merchants:
19. Primary Source:
20. Secondary Source:
Answer the following questions completely.
1. What does the Greek word Mesopotamia mean?
2. What country is ancient Mesopotamia located in?
3. What two rivers provided a water source for the Mesopotamians?
4. Why was writing developed?
5. What were the stages of writing that led to cuneiform?
6. List three inventions of the Mesopotamians and how they were used?
7. How do you know religion was important to the Mesopotamians?
8. Describe the climate of Mesopotamia.
9. How did the Mesopotamians react to the spring flooding of the rivers?
10. Why did priests stop leading the Mesopotamian city-states?
11. What were the Assyrians known for during their empire?
12. What were the later Babylonians known for during their empire?
13. What were the Phoenicians known for during their empire?
14. What made the Hebrews different from other ancient cultures?
15. How did the Mesopotamians and other civilizations manage to prosper in the Fertile
Crescent despite the harsh climate and lack of natural resources?