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Mesopotamian

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Drought   show
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show Definition: A lack of food Sentence: A famine was coming to the Zagros Mountains forcing them to down to the plans in-between the two mountains.  
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show An extra amount of a resource(s) is often used for trading. Sentence: If a farmer has an extra amount of wheat they would trade it for other resources.  
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show To trade for things people want. Sentence: If a city-state traded food to another city-state and that city-state in return the city-state gave them gold.  
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City-state   show
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show They were built as temples to honor the gods and goddesses. Sentence: Early people in Mesopotamia would go to the ziggurats to praise their gods and goddesses.  
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Cuneiform   show
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show Latin word means, “wedge-shaped One of the most famous scribes was written Enheduanna It took 12 years to master cuneiform  
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show -Oldest set of written laws in Mesopotamia -Authored by King Hammurabi of Babylon - “Eye for an eye” justice The goal of Hammurabi’s code was to protect the powerless from the power throughout Hammurabi’s new empire.  
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show -Much of the history of the ancient Hebrews is found in the Torah. -The earliest Hebrews were shepherds who lived in Mesopotamia -These early people created a religion called Judaism.  
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show The belief in more than one God, like the ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians  
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show They believed in one God, like the ancient Hebrews  
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The Akkadians: Who was their most famous leader?   show
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The Akkadians: What were the notable achievements of this leader?   show
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The Akkadians: What were the notable achievements of this leader   show
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show -Akkadian language gradually replaced the Sumerian language. -They became known for their three-dimensional relief sculptures called steles or steals  
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The Akkadians: When, chronologically, were they in power?   show
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