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11 Cards in this Set
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MESOPOTAMIA |
Land between the rivers |
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SUMER |
First civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley |
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CUNEIFORM |
First form of pictographic writing |
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WHEEL |
Technology developed by the Sumerians |
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POLYTHEISM |
Sumerians believed in the worship of more than 1 god |
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ZIGGURAT |
Sumerian temple |
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CITY-STATE |
Type of government in Sumer that was ruled by their own king |
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FERTILE CRESCENT |
Land between the Persian Gulf and Red Sea on the Arabian Peninsula |
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FARMING AND TRADING |
Basis of the economy in Sumer |
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BABYLON |
Established an empire in Mesopotamia from their city |
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HAMMURABI |
Established "an eye for an eye" type of law code |
