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Mesopotamia Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| city-state | independently ruled area, with its own government |
| cuneiform | form of writing that uses wedge-shaped marks |
| epic | a long poem |
| irrigation | method of watering crops by channeling water from rivers to fields |
| monotheistic | belief in one god |
| polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| scribes | offical recordkeepers who wrote documents such as court records, contracts, business dealings, and important events |
| ziggurat | large terraced temple |
| Zoroastrianism | followers of Ahura Mazda, believed people’s actions would determine if they went to heaven or hell, place of worship is a fire temple |
| Judaism | followers of Yahweh, the God of Abraham, followers are called Israelites and Jews, holy book is called the Torah |
| Hammurabi's Code | 282 ancient written laws from Babylon |