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20 Cards in this Set
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Scribe
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a professional writer
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bazaar
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a market selling different kinds of goods
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polytheism
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the belief in many gods
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Babylon
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Ancient city of Babylonia
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Myth
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A traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains peoples beliefs
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Empire
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Many territories and people who are controlled by one government
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Fertile Cresent
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a region in southwest Asia; site of the worlds first civilizations
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Nebuchadnezzar II
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the king of the New Babylonian Empire from about 605 - 561 BC
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Mesopotamia
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An ancient region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in southwest Asia
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caravan
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A group of traders traveling together.
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Assyrian Military inventions
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-battering ram
-slingers -expert archers -charioteers |
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Babylons location
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Babyon was located in babylonia which is one of the two largest cities in Mesopotamia
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Which civilization was interested in astronomy?
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The Assyrian civilization
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Who united Sumerian city-states?
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King Hammurabi united the city states of Sumer to create Babylonia
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Which city had the big library?
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New Babylonia
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Which City had the big library?
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The empire of Assyria
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Why did people settle in the fertile crecent?
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because it had rich soil and life giving rivers
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What is a ziggurat?
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they are small rooms at the top of temples which are used by gods to descend to earth
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Why did the Sumerians fight?
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Sumerian city-states fought over land and use of river water
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Why were scribes important?
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Scribes were important people because they were the only people in the land who could keep records kings and priests.
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