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Mesopotamia terms
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the belief in many gods
polytheism
means "land between the rivers"
Mesopotamia
arc of land that was home to world's first civilizations
Fertile Crescent
empire that conquered the Sumerians
Babylonia
first civilization that developed in Southern Mesopotamia
Sumer
leader of Babylonian empire
Hammurabi
set of laws created by Babylonian Empire
Code of Hammurabi
writing system of Sumerians
cuneiform
professional writer (of cuneiform)
scribe
temple to god in a city state
ziggurat
city and surrounding countryside with its own king, army and god
city state
cities, jobs, social classes, religion, writing, government, art/technology
traits of a civilization
two rivers of Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
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