TMS Ancient Mesopotamia Study Exam Questions Correctly Solved.

TMS Ancient Mesopotamia Study Exam Questions Correctly Solved. Mesopotamia - CORRECT ANSWER first civilization located between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers in present day Iraq; means "land between the rivers" Fertile Crescent - CORRECT ANSWER a large arc or "crescent" shaped area of rich farmland in southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea silt - CORRECT ANSWER a mixture of rich soil, minerals, and tiny rocks cuneiform - CORRECT ANSWER Sumerian writing system made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool (or stylus) into clay tablets irrigation - CORRECT ANSWER supplying the land with water through a network of storage basins, canals and ditches polytheistic - CORRECT ANSWER the belief in many gods Hammurabi - CORRECT ANSWER King who wrote the first laws and created, The Code of Hammurabi monotheistic - CORRECT ANSWER The belief in ONE god Agriculture - CORRECT ANSWER farming- crops and animals specialization - CORRECT ANSWER the development of different types of jobs.