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25 Cards in this Set
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a land in a region of the Middle East that was named for its rich soils and golden wheat feilds
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Fertile Crescent
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means between the rivers, and is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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Mesopotamia
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a large stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to the city's chief god or goddess
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Ziggurat
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a writing where scribes would make wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets
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Cuneiform
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king of babylon who brought much of Mesopotamia under his control
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Hammurabi
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to arrange and set down in writing
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Codify
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private rights and matters.
ex. business contracts, property inherence, taxes, mirrages, and divorce |
Civil Law
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Offenses against each other.
ex. robbery, assault, or murder |
Criminal Law
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A ruling family
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Dynasty
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a system of government that includes different job functions and levels of authority
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Bureaucracy
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Egyptian Kings
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Pharaohs
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tomb made for egyptian kings
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Pyramids
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the preservation of dead bodies by embalming them and wrapping them in cloth
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Mummification
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a system where symbols or pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds
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Hieroglyphics
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writing material that is made from a plant that grows along the banks of the nile
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Papyrus
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Egyptian Kings
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Pharaohs
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tomb made for egyptian kings
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Pyramids
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the preservation of dead bodies by embalming them and wrapping them in cloth
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Mummification
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a system where symbols or pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds
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Hieroglyphics
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writing material that is made from a plant that grows along the banks of the nile
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Papyrus
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Egyptian Kings
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Pharaohs
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tomb made for egyptian kings
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Pyramids
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the preservation of dead bodies by embalming them and wrapping them in cloth
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Mummification
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a system where symbols or pictures represent objects, concepts, or sounds
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Hieroglyphics
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writing material that is made from a plant that grows along the banks of the nile
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Papyrus
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