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What date did the first full civilizations emerge in the Middle East?
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Which of the following was not a social change induced by the transition to sedentary agriculture?
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Mesopotamia is the region between what two rivers?
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The Sumerian form of writing, cuneiform,
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Tightly controlled city-states were typical of the political organization of what region?
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City-state political organization tended to be
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The massive towers associated with Sumerian religious shrines were called
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Sumerian religion
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Beyond the basic elements of civilization, what did the Sumerians add?
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Mesopotamian cities encouraged all of the following except
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Despite its many positive contributions, civilization also
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Sargon I, who created the first empire in Mesopotamia, was from the Semitic city-state of
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In 1800 B.C.E. the Babylonians achieved the first
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One of the most important codifications of Mesopotamian law was accomplished during the reign of
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In terms of the early stages of civilization, what was one of the major differences between Egypt and Mesopotamia?
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The authority of the pharaohs of Egypt was
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Which of the following statements is most accurate concerning the Egyptian system of writing?
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The comparative stability of Egyptian civilization was in part due to
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Most agricultural societies tended to be
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Both Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilization placed cultural emphasis on
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The kingdom of Kush was located in
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The most significant contribution of the early Jewish state to western civilization was
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Which of the following was not a heritage of the ancient Middle Eastern civilizations? [Hint]
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