Long ago, people did not live in cities or neighborhoods like we do today. People had to move from place to place to find food and stay safe, which made life very difficult. Over time, people began to work together to ____ food and build ____ homes. This cooperation led to the development of ____. A civilization is a group of people who live in one area and share farming, writing, jobs, trade, laws, and a system of government. One of the earliest civilizations was called ____. It was located between the ____ and Euphrates Rivers in what is now the Middle East. These rivers made it possible for people to ____ in an area that was mostly dry and desert-like. The people of Mesopotamia made many important ____. They used ____ and clay to build houses and cities. They created ____ and dams to bring water to their farms and protect their homes from ____. They also invented one of the first writing systems, called ____, which they wrote on clay tablets. They started schools to teach reading, writing, and mathematics. They used a number system based on 60, which we still use today to measure time and angles. They also studied the stars and created one of the first calendars. In Mesopotamia, people built large temples called ____ to worship their gods. Each city had its own god, and people believed in many ____. This belief system is called ____. Each city in Mesopotamia was called a ____ and had its own king, army, and laws. Sometimes city-states worked together, but other times they fought over land or ____. One famous king named Sargon created the first ____ by conquering several city-states. Although his empire eventually ended, the achievements of Mesopotamian civilization still influence the world today.

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