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Flashcards by Jason Haro, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jason Haro
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Mesopotamia | name mean "land between the rivers"; where the 1st civilizations began; present day Iraq & Syria |
| Fertile Crescent | the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape;Known as the Cradle of Civilization |
| Polytheistic | belief in MANY gods; Ancient Sumerians believed in over 3,000 gods. |
| Ziggurat | the massive platform that the Sumerians built their religious temples on |
| Theocracy | means "rule by god"; describes a govt. where the ruler is thought to be a god ex. Ancient Egypt |
| Cuneiform | 1st writing system developed by the Sumerians; "wedge-shape writing |
| Hammurabi's Law Code | 1st written laws; given to people of Ancient Babylon by King Hammurabi; very strict laws based on principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth |
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