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Civilization a group off people living and working together for the purpose of creating a organized society
GRAPES Geography,Religion,Achievments,Politics,econimics,social structure
Mesopotamia an ancient region Western Asia, where the world's earliest civilization developed between two rivers
City State an area where a city government would rule the city as well as the land around it
Irrigation a system created by people to supply water and plants, helps them grow when there is not enough rain
levees raised area of soil used to control rivers
Fertile Crescent a present shaped region of Mesopotamia with rich soil that's good for farming
Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient people of Mesopotamia
Stylus the writing tool used to cuneiform on clay tablets
Scribes people who were trained to write cuneiform and record many languages spoken in Mesopotamia
Polytheistic the belief that there was more than one god
Ziggurat an ancient Mesopotamia temple tower
Hammurabi's Code the name of the earliest written laws in human history
Cities were made for centers of religion and government
Organized Government maintained irrigation and sources
Religion A lot of civilizations back then were polytheistic
Writing Systems were used to record stuff
Job Specialization allowed. people to contribute to society
Arts and architecture People made their pottery to remind people of their government
Social Class Higharchy
Public Works are made to help the community
Rivers Next to Mesopotamia Euphrates River and Tigris River
Mountains near Mesopotamia Taurus and Zagreb mountains
Northern Mesopotamia hills and plains, fertile due to seasonal rain
Southern Mesopotamia wide flat,
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