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Mesopotamia
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mesopotamia | Land between the rivers |
| Tigris and Euphrates | Rivers of Mesopotamia |
| City-State | City or town and surrounding land |
| Cuneiform | Sumerian Writing |
| Ziggurat | Pyramid shape temple of Mesopotamia |
| Polytheism | Belief in many gods |
| Monotheism | Belief in one God |
| Code of Hammurabi | 1st written laws |
| Hanging Gardens | Built by King Nebuchnezzar for his wife |
| Phoenicians | Settled along Med. Coast, alphabet, ship builders |
| Persians | Largest empire, Zoroastrianism, tolerance |
| Hebrews | Followers of Judaism |
| Judaism | 1st monotheistic religion |
| Irrigation | used to bring water to crops |
| 10 Commandments | Moral and religious laws |
| Fertile Crescent | Arc shape land with rich soil |