Mesopotamia Flashcards
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Ziggurat
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a sacred temple built in Mesopotamia often
2
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Babylon
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a small city in Ancient Mesopotamia
3
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Lapis Lazuli
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a precious stone found in Mesopotamia and traded by them to many places, also used to create art by them
4
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Hammurabi
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the first king of the Babylonian Empire
5
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Hammurabi’s Law Code
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the law code created by Hammurabi used throughout Ancient Mesopotamia
6
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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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the rivers that ran the perimeter of Mesopotamia and supplied it with water
7
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Cuneiform
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a writing system used in Mesopotamia, consisted of “wedge shaped” characters
