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Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia

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Social Studies

6th Grade

Easy

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Caitlin Truax

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14 Slides • 15 Questions

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Which river was NOT located in Mesopotamia

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Tigris

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Euphrates

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Yangtze 

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Multiple Choice

The land around the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers was FERTILE. What does FERTILE mean?

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Good for hunting

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Good for building

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Good for fishing

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Good for farming

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Each city-state was surrounded by a wall to provide...

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Warmth

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Protection

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Irrigation

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Flair 

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Multiple Choice

Each city-state had its own God (king)

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True

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False

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The Mesopotamians were POLYTHEISTIC. This means...

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They believed in one god.

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They had to answer to the king.

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They believed in many gods/goddesses.

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They were in control of their own destiny.

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Open Ended

The Mesopotamians wanted to keep their gods/goddesses happy in order to prevent...

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The staircases on the Ziggurats...

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Were for people to use to exercise.

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Were for the king to stand on during a speech.

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Were for the gods/goddesses to use to travel back and forth to heaven.

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Had no purpose, just made it look nicer.

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Multiple Choice

King Hammurabi is famous for creating a set of...

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Languages

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Laws

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Buildings

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Drawings

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Multiple Choice

Why did King Nebuchadnezzar build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife?

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Because she was sad about living in the desert.

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Because she was angry at him.

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To keep her safe.

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Because she asked him to.

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Multiple Choice

The Assyrians were mainly focused on...

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Art

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Science

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War

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Mathematics

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Multiple Choice

How were the Assyrians finally defeated?

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They all got sick and weak.

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Their enemies grouped together to defeat them.

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They turned on each other.

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They were never defeated. 

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What is this a picture of?

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Hammurabi

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Ziggurat

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Battering Ram

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Assyrians

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