Ancient Mesopotamia

Question	Answer
What does mesopotamia mean	between the rivers
between what rivers was mesopotamia	the river tigris and the river euphrates
mesopotamia was geographically located in____________	The fertile cresent
Why did the area go by this name?	because of the rich soil caused by the flooding rivers.
name some things that the ancient Mesopotamians invented.	-The wheel -Laws -irrigation -Levees -writing -bricks etc.................
with irrigation, not all people had to be farmers. How did this improve the civilization.	people could become other things like artisans, builders, priests, etc.
what was the type of writing they used called	cuneiform.
because it was so complicated, few people were literate. what was the name of the people who could write.	Scribes.
What was the name of the laws that they had	hamurabis code.
what were some of the cities within Mesopotamia.	Assyria Babylonia Sumer
How did the civilization come to an end.	Over the years, the floods brought more salt into the soil. The water evaporated leaving the salt behind. The soil eventually became infertile.
What was the name of their temples	ziggurats

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