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(Mooresville) Mesopotamia

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An area in Mesopotamia that was home to the first civilization   Sumer  
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These people invented the wheel, sundial, the number system based on 60, and were the first to use bronze   Sumerians  
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1st system of writing. Created by Sumerians   Cuneiform  
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Arc of land that extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf where early civilizations were able to develop.   Fertile Crescent  
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The northern most river that surrounded the first civilization   Tigris  
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The southern most river that surrounded the first civilization   Euphrates  
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Rivers in Mesopotamia and Egypt did this, providing fertile soil for early civilizations.   Flood  
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Akkadian leader who made the first empire in history   Sargon  
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Area of conquered people and territory, usually ruled by one person   Empire  
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Worship of many gods   Polytheism  
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Worship of one god   Monotheism  
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Government where the leader is also a religious figure. Or when you think your leader is a god.   Theocracy  
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Babylonian leader who created a Mesopotamian kingdom and united it uder his severe code of laws.   Hammurabi  
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How the region of Sumer was organized...it is a city that also controls the surrounding countryside.   City-state  
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Region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers   Mesopotamia  
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