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Mesopotamia 1
Question | Answer |
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A.D. | Anno Domini; the period of history that begins with the birth of Christ |
B.C. | the period of ancient history before the birth of Christ |
civilization | complex society that has language, religion,job specialization, a social hierarchy, public works, government,art and architecture, and development of cities. |
cuneiform | first form of writing |
Fertile Crescent | area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the first civilizations emerged |
Gilgamesh | ancient Babylonian poem; oldest recorded story; a king of Uruk |
Mesopotamia | land between the rivers |
monotheism | belief in one god |
prehistory | time before recorded history |
ziggurat | Mesopotamian pyramid-shaped structure used for religious ceremonies |
Hammurabi Code | collection of ancient Babylonian laws |
ancient history | first civilizations that wrote and kept records; 3500 BC to 476 AD |
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers | Main rivers in the Fertile Crescent region |
Sumer | the world's first civilization, founded in Mesopotamia, which existed for over 3,000 years |
city-state | ancient area with its own government and culture |