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land between Tigris and Euphrates rivers Mesopotamia
a temple in ancient Mesopotamia Ziggurat
eye for eye justice explained laws in clear statementsa, and standerd punishments Code of Hammurabi
If you cause an injury, you will be punished w/ the same injury Eye for eye justice
fair treatment under the law Equal Justice
The area of land that was fertile surrording the rivers Fertile Crescent
planned violence against civilans to achieve political goals Terrorism
Al-Qaeda a terrorist group
Leader of Al-Qaeda and helped plan 9/11 attack Osama Bin Laden
the war in Iraq and Afganistan because of the 9/11 attack war on terror
Taliban Afghanistans government
a dictator who ruled iraq and was executed for crimes against humanity Saddam Hussein
a religion that follows the religion (Islam) Muslim
the muslim prophet Muhammad
someone god speaks through propht
the holy book of islam 9bible for (muslims) Qur`an/koran
abox in mecca reclaimed by monanimea and detacated to Allan people came to renew faith and a place for annual pilgrimage ka`ba
a place for prayer (Islam church) mosque
What region of the world is Ancient Mesopotamia located in today? Midle East
What country is Mesopotamia located in today? Iraq
What is the capital of Iraq? baghead
Polytheism a belief in many gods
Monotheism is belief in one god.
how did ancient people use the gods to explain natural disasters like floods and earthquakes or a bad harvest They thought the gods were angry at them
What was the purpose of a ziggurat the purpous is to shrine worship to the gods
What similarities do you see between the sumeian creation storyand the story you may be familiar with from the old testament began in darkness, made from clay, noahs ark
What is Hammurabis Code and why is it important? eye for eye justice explained laws in claear statements and standard punishments
Give an example of eye for eye justice? if a boy slaps his father his father should slap him back
equal justice
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