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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 |
a region in Southwest Asia; site of the first civilizations
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City-state
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a city that has it's own government
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Polytheism |
the belief in many gods
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Empire
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A large land that is governed by one ruler
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Code
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a list of laws and rules |
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Hammurabi
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the king of Babylon and the Babylonian Empire
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Cuneiform
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The first form of writing developed by the Sumerians
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Ziggurat
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a temple used to worship gods and goddesses
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Caravan
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a group of traders traveling together
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Artisan
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an artist that makes things by hand
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Irrigation
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to supply the land with water to grow crops
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Social Classes
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how people are ranked in a society
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Silt
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fertile soil good for growing crops
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