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empire
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a state in which a single ruler controls several kingdoms or territories.
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ziggurat
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huge pyramid-shaped temple of ancient Mesopotamia.
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polytheistic
polytheism |
the worship of many gods.
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class
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a group of people in society who hold the same social position.
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city-state
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an independent state that includes a city and the surrounding area.
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cuneiform
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an ancient form of wedge-shaped writing that contained over 800 signs
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Hammurabi
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1700s B.C. known as the Lawgiver;ruled Babylon and created a famous code of laws.
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Babylon
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ancient city-kingdom, capital of Babylonia.
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Sumerian
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one of the people who lived in the part of Mesopotamia that is now Iraq from about 3500B.C. until about 2000B.C.
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Sumer Region
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Mesopotamia which had a flourishing ancient civilization.
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