Essential 2nd Final Exam Preparation
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sumer | First Mesopotamian civilization |
| Babylonia | Later Mesopotamian civilization |
| c. 8000 BC | First settlements in Mesopotamia |
| c. 3500 BC | Date when Sumer was considered to be civilized |
| Wheel | Circular Sumerian invention which greatly improved transportation on land |
| Plow | Sumerian invention which made farmland much more productive |
| Hammurabi | King of Babylonian Empire; creator of first code of laws |
| Code | Group or collection of laws; for example, by Babylonian King Hammurabi |
| Government | People and institutions which rule or run a community |
| Law | Rule made and enforced by government |
| City-state | Self-governing city and the land surrounding it |
| Cuneiform | Mesopotamian writing system on clay tablets |
| Hereditary | Passed down from parent to child or generation to generation |
| King | Male leader or ruler in a monarchy |
| Monarchy | Government with an all-powerful, hereditary leader or ruler |
| Monotheism | Belief in a single god |
| Polytheism | Belief in many gods |
| Writing | System of symbols which stand for words, thoughts, and/or ideas |
| Ziggurat | Large mud-brick temple built by the ancient Sumerians |
| Monarch | Ruler or leader of a monarchy |
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