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Mesopotamia Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a cuneiform? | A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects; developed in ancient Sumer. |
| What is a City-State? | A self-governing city, often with surrounding land a villages. |
| What is a Ziggurat? | A large temple located in the centers of the ancient Sunerians cities. |
| What is Polytheism? | The belief in many gods and goddesses. |
| What is the Code of Law? | A written set of laws that apply to everyone under a goverment. |
| Who is Sargon? | King of the city-state Kish; united the city-states of Sumer to create an empire. |
| Who is Hammurabi? | King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the Code of Hammurabi, one of the world's longest codes of law. |
| What is Sumer? | A group of ancient city-states in southern Mesopotamia; the earliest civilizations in Mesopotamia. |
| What is Babylonia? | An ancient Mesopotamia empire that extended through the Fertile Crescent in the 1700s B.C. |