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Fertile Crescent/Mesopotamia
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"region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that saw the development of many early civilizations: Sumer, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, etc."
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Hierarchy
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"dividing people into layers of social groups. Upper class including kings, government officials, and priests. Middle class including merchants, scribes, and artisams. Lower class, by far the largest group, including peasant farmers and slaves. "
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Ziggurat
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large temple built in the center of Sumerian cities. Use of layers rising toward the gods.
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Cuneiform
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one of the earliest forms of writing. Developed and refined by Sumer. Use clay tablets and wedge shaped forms to express ideas and records.
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Legacy
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"a set of ideas, inventions, and advancements in civilization past on the future generations to improve the quality of life."
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Gilgamesh
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a popular story in Sumer which provides a look back at life during this early civilization in Mesopotamia.
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