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15 Cards in this Set
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Mesopotamia |
Land between two rivers |
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Scribe |
A professional writer |
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Fertile Crescent |
Green belt of fertile land |
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City-State |
A city that is independently but part of a whole group |
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Polytheism |
Belief in many gods |
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Monotheism |
belief in one god |
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Empire |
A large collection of land ruled by one ruler |
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Code |
Organized list of laws and rules |
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Hammurabi |
King of Babylon |
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Cuneiform |
First form of writing developed by the Sumerians |
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Ziggurat |
A pyramid structure with a temple on top |
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Caravan |
A group of merchants traveling together to trade |
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Artisan |
An artist that makes things by hand |
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Province |
A territory in an empire |
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Irrigation |
is the method in which water is supplied to plants at regular periods for agriculture |
