Today was the first day in the 2nd semester. This new class is Western Civilization and we just took notes from our textbook. I have two questions I have to answer:
1.) Write a sentence for the following terms.
The fertile crescent is a region in between two rivers where soil is rich, fertile, and good for farmland.
Mesopotamia is the earliest civilization in Asia that was organized into city states.
City states in Mesopotamia acted much like independent countries today.
Once wars became frequent priest were no longer in charge but strong military leaders were, so they started a dynasty when there children became rulers.
An example of cultural diffusion is Egypt developed irrigation systems from Mesopotamian people.
We are not polytheistic people, we only believe in one god not many.
The were four empires during the time of Mesopotamia.
Hammurabi was the sixth king of the First Babylonian dynasty in Mesopotamia.
3.) What were the three environmental challenges to Sumerians?
1. Unpredictable flooding with no rain, it was like a desert sometimes.
2. No natural barriers for protection to the city states.
3. Limited natural resources to help their community grow.
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