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| Importance of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Fertile Cresent- | Spring methed mountain snow, mixed with topsoil, flooded the plains below, great for farming and crops. Also, the rivers had fish to eat, and reeds to make boats, and clay for houses |
| Why are the Tigris and Euphrates known as the rivers of life and death? | Life,- it gave food and houses and boats, but death because sometimes the floods swept away people and anials without waring. Those who survived would have to rebuild |
| Describe Mesopotamia's location in the ancient world: geography | Mesopotamia is located between two rivers, Tigres and Euphrates, and is in the area called the Fertile Crescent |
| Why did Sumerian city-states develop independependently of each other with own gods and kings? | Each city was separated was separated by long distances, with deserts inbetween, which made it difficult for others to travel to these places. |
| Describe religious beliefs in Sumer | The people were polytheistic, believing in more than one god |
| How do we know that religion was important to the Sumerians? | They built Ziggurats, which were big temples for the gods. Also, theu gave food to their gods. Statues to God were washed before and after each meal. |
| How did Babylon gain wealth? | The ruler Nebuchadnezzar built gardens , helped Babylonia become a center for learning and science. And raised wild bees that collected honey. |
| How did Assyria gain and use its power? | other people would attack the- so they learned to fight and become good warriers. They learned to attack others using weapons like SLingers to breaks walls,and archers had helmets had helmets to protect them |
| Why did the Assyrians have to become such fierce warriers? | Their land was flat and hard to defend, so they had to learn to protect and become good warriers. |
| Why was Hummurabi"s Code significant? | It told people of Babylon how to settle arguments in all areas of their life. It taught people how to settle arguments in work, with property and in their family. |
| What is your opinion of Hummarabi as a leader, give evidence. | I don't think Hummarabi was a fair leader because people from different classes who committed the same crime would get different punishments. This is not fair, everyone should be treated equally. |
| Warfare and conquest were common in Mesopotamia. Why? | fight for riches such as chariots, weapons and toolsand fertile land to prosper |
| Why did the Phoenicians need a different for of writing? | They had so much trade, had to simplify cuneiform which had hundreds of symbols.This way many more people could learn the language to help as they traded with one another. |
| What is one way in which the Israelites beliefs were different from others in the ancient world? | They believed in only one god- monotheisism. God was everywhere, not in one particular place.Also that God had complete power. |
