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Mesopotamia vocab

Physical Geography of Mesopotamia

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demigod the belief that kings were part man and part god
Assyrian Empire The Assyrians were one of the major peoples to live in Mesopotamia during ancient times. They lived in northern Mesopotamia near the star of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The lock and key system was invented during this era.
Fertile Crescent land located between the Tigris and Euphrates River
Hammurabi important king who developed an overarching set of laws for all citizens to follow
Babylonian Empire Founded by Hammurabi in 1792 BC, the Babylonians were the first to form an empire that encompass all of Mesopotamia
Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar was a king of the Babylonian Empire, who reigned c. 605 BC-562 BC. Both the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem's temple are ascribed by him
monarchy a social order ruled by a king
city-state agricultural areas with a walled city in the center of the region, ruled by its own government led by a king
Sumer one of the world's first city-states
polytheism religious belief in more than one god
The Epic of Gilgamesh one of the oldest surviving and most famous stories about a demigod king
cuneiform written language that evolved from pictographs to phonographs
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