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10 Cards in this Set
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Silt |
fine soil good for planting crops |
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Hammurabi |
King of Babylonia. Made first written laws. |
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Polytheism |
A belief in many gods. |
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City-State |
surrounding lands and settlements. |
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Cuneiform |
Detailed pictographs and symbols. |
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Ziggurat |
huge pyramid-shaped temple. |
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Mesopotamia |
flat, fertile area. land between the two rivers. |
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Artisians |
skilled at making things by hand. |
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social class |
an order based on power and wealth. |
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Irrigation |
watering fields using human resources. |
