Let's Review Ancient Mesopotamia

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  1. 4. Sumerian hero and king of Uruk who is the main character in the world’s oldest epic poem.
  2. 6. The profession in ancient Mesopotamia responsible for writing and keeping records.
  3. 9. king of Babylon known for creating one of the first written law codes
  4. 10. Code name of the strict set of laws that followed the principle “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
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  1. 1. ancient people who invented the wheel and the plow, and were the first to build cities.
  2. 2. term for the belief in many gods, which was practiced by the Mesopotamians.
  3. 3. earliest known system of writing developed by the Sumerians.
  4. 5. region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where one of the world’s earliest civilizations developed.
  5. 7. tablets writing material used by ancient Mesopotamians, made of wet clay tablets.
  6. 8. large temple structures built in the center of Mesopotamian cities to honor their gods.