Ancient Mesopotamia & egypt

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Mesopotamia name means ''land between the rivers''; where the 1st civilizations began; present
fertile the religion in the middle east with curves,
poytheistic belief in MANY gods; Ancient Sumerians believed in over 3,000 gods.
ziggurat
theocracy means ''rule by gods'' ; describe a govt. where the ruler is thought to be a god ex. Ancient egypt
cuneiform 1st writing system developed by Sumerians; "wedge-shape writing"
Hammurabi's Laws Code (33)
Hammurabi's diorite stele (on display in the Louvre Museum Paris France
patriarchal describes a society dominated by men
Nile river
inudation the annual flooding of the Nile river. the flood river leaves behind rich fertile mud
silt rich black mud left behind from flooding of the Nile river
king Menes (36) a king who united lower & upper Egypt around 3100 bc
means ''great house of''; a family of rulers dynasty
pharaoh name of a egyptian king
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