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Mesopotamia Flashcards

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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 in Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia

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Fertile Crescent

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The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers; birthplace of Sumerian Babylonian civilizations

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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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Silt

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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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To believe in many gods and goddesses

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Polytheism

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A religious temple in Mesopotamia

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Ziggurat

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An independent, self government city and the lands/ villages around it

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City State

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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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Divisions within a society and culture

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Social Structure

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(Wedge- shaped)- First form of writing ever

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Cuneifrom

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Writers or record keepers

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Scribe

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