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Mesopotamia
"The land between Two Rivers," which are the Tigris and Euphrates. Had a higher amount of crops due to annual flooding which would carry away top soil and leave silt.
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Problems settling in River Valleys
1. Flooding was unpredictable
2. Droughts
3. No geographical barriers
4. scarcity of resources for building
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Importance of Trade for Mesopotamia
led to cultural exchange where ideas/ goods are exchanged between cultures
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City states
share a common culture, but are unique independent countries
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Ziggurat
Temple to the Gods for worship to the citizens.
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What does the Ziggurat become?
Administrative center for government and social circles
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What was Sumerian religion?
polytheism, believed in anthropomorphic God's
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what is anthropomorphic?
like humans