Mesopotamia

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A culture that has a developed system of government religion and learning

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civilization

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a fertile region of Mesopotamia

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Fertile Crescent

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the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers birthplace of the Sumerian and Babylonian civilization

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Mesopotamia

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light soil in rivers that is moisture retentive soil type with a high fertility rating

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slit

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a legacy that consists of canals artificial lakes and gates It allowed farmers to expand their fields and bring water to their crops

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Irrigation

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an independent self governing city and the lands villages around it

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city state

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to believe in many gods and goddesses

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polytheism

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ziggurat

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c. 2300 B.C. united Sumer creating the 1st Empire.
He became the 1st emperor & expanded his empire north.

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sargon

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a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government

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code of law

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king of the Babylonian empire creator of the code of Hammurabi

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Hammurabi

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the way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.

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economy

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first form of writing EVER

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cuneiform

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writers or record keeper

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