Iraq Video.

a. What is known as the "Cradle of Civilization"?
Iraq.
b. Where did these civilizations develop?
Between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
c. Recorded history in Iraq began with what group?
Sumerians.
d. What did the Mesopotamians build to collect water?
Dikes, canals, and channels.
e. Name 2 Mesopotamian cities.
Ur and Aradu.
f. What did crop surpluses do?
Society to expand and flourish.
g. Who lived at the temple?
Priest, officials, officials, and entertainers.
h. What was a "ziggurat"?
spiraling temple.
i. What were kings revered as?
gods on earth.
j. What is "cuneiform"?
The first written language.
k. What did they write on their clay tablets? (They kept records of what?)
Records of sheep and grain.
l. What was the "Epic of Gilgamesh"?
First literary work.
m. Describe the "hanging gardens" of Babylon.
An ancient wonder.
n. Who was King Hammurabi? What was Hammurabi's Code?
He made a collection of laws. It defined private propert, family disputes, crimes, and commerce.
o. What did Mesopotamia leave a legacy of?
Law, literature, and engineering.









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