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Sumer and Babylon - Lesson Two

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Babylonia   An ancient Mesopotamian empire that extended throughout the Fertile Crescent in the 1700s B.C.  
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city-state   A self-governing city, often with surrounding lands and villages.  
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code of law   A written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government.  
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cuneiform   A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects: developed in ancient Sumer.  
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Hammurabi   King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hammurabi, one of the world's oldest codes of law.  
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polytheism   The belief in many gods and goddesses.  
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Sargon   King of the city-state Kish; united the city-states of Sumer to create an empire.  
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Sumer   A group of ancient city-states in southern Mesopotamia; the earliest civilization in Mesopotamia.  
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ziggurat   A large temple located in the cetners of ancient Sumerian cities.  
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