HIST 010 Final: World History 10 Study Guide
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World history 10: mesopo amia - land (cid:343)be ween he rivers(cid:344) (tigris and e phra es), firs crea ed by he. S merians; here exis ed a n mber of independen ci y s a es (many of hem were walled). Their livelihood was based primarily on agric l re ( hanks o irrga ion), b commerce and ind s ry were also impor an . to he people of mesopo amia, he gods were living reali ies who affec ed all aspec s of life. This helps explain he impor ance of he pries ly class and he reason ha even he kings ook grea care o dedica e offerings and mon men s o he gods. Wi h i s nearly hree ho sand gods and goddesses anima ing all aspec s of he niverse, mesopo amian religion was a form of poly heism.
