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Mesopotamia

Practice our Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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An area of rich farmland in Southwest Asia where the first civilizations began Fertile Crescent
Finely ground fertile soil that is good for growing crops Silt
A way of supplying water to an area of land Irrigation
A human-made waterway Canals
A political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside City-State
Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule Empire
The worship of many gods Polytheism
The world’s first system of writing; developed in Sumer Cuneiform
Long poems that tell the stories of heroes Epics
The science of building Architecture
A pyramid-shaped temple in Sumer Ziggurat
The division of society by rank or class Social Hierarchy
A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle Chariot
a type of market found especially in Middle Eastern countries that has rows of small shops which sell many different kinds of things bazaar
trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money barter
a set of laws that governed the life in the Babylonian empire; oldest deciphered writings- consists of 282 laws Hammurabi's Code
Laws which were etched onto stone tablets in cuneiform Precept
King of Neo-Babylon who was responsible for the construction of the hanging gardens, city walls, gates and temples Nebuchadnezzar
One of the wonders of the ancient world; constructed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Neo-Babylon because his wife missed her homeland Hanging Gardens
All members of a society must obey the law Rule of Law
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