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9 Cards in this Set
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Sargon
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Built world's first empire in Mesopotamia
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Hammurabi
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world's first written set of laws
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Hittites
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Brought ironmaking to Mesopotamia
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Assurpanipal
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world's first library; brutal, but stable and organized ruler
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Darius
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Persian ruler; unified system of weights and measures; used coins
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Phoenicians
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"carriers of civilization" great sea traders
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Zoroaster
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rejected Persian gods for single god "Ahura Mazda"
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Civil Law
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laws dealing with contracts, marriages, divorce, taxes, etc.
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Criminal Law
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laws dealing with murder and theft
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