| A | B |
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| What does Mesopotamia mean? | land between two rivers |
| What two rivers run through Mesopotamia? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| The regions that makes up the southern part of Mesopotamia is called... | Sumer |
| What are two of the first cities that were located in Sumer? | Ur & Kish |
| What advantages did the flooding of Sumer have? | Spread rich soil |
| Describe the irrigation system Sumerians used. | dams, gates and canals to flood lands and create reseviors |
| What impact did the irrigation systems have on the dry dessert? | Turned it into fertile land |
| Who were the people to establish the world's first civilization? | Sumerians |
| What was the world' first writing system called? | Cuneiform |
| Describe what the cuneiform looked like. | wedge shaped pictures |
| Who attended schools in Sumer? | boys only |
| Why was the scribe so important in Sumerian Society? | maintained records |
