2nd Nine Weeks Assessment
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sumerians | The first people to develop a civilization in Mesopotamia were the ________. |
| Phoenicians | The first writing system was developed by ___________ not the Babylonians. |
| occupation | In Sumerian society, people's social class or rank depended on their wealth and their _______. |
| Gilgamesh | What was the subject of a great Sumerian epic? |
| alphabet | The most important contribution of the Phoenicians to our civilization was their _____________. |
| written list of laws | Hammurabi's Code is important in world history because it was a ______________. |
| wadis | Dry streambeds in the desert. |
| monarchy | Saudi Arabia's government |
| Arabic | Iraq's official language |
| Saddam Hussein | Former president of Iraq |
| Islamic religious leaders | Iran's government is a theocracy ruled by ________. |
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