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Chapter 2 Vocabulary
Key terms and people
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Curves between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf. | Fertile Crescent |
| Area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. | Mesopotamia |
| Sumerian temple made of sun-dried brick, dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a particular city-state. | Ziggurat |
| A political unit with it's own government. | City-State |
| The worship of many gods. | Polytheism |
| A series of rulers from one family. | Dynasty |
| Sumerian writing. | Cuneiform |
| King of Akkad in Mesopotamia. He is considered the founder of Mesopotamia. | Sargon |
| King of Babylonia; he is known for his uniform code of 282 laws, the earliest known set of written laws. | Hammurabi |