Ancient Mesopotamia

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  1. 4. A Mesopotamian religion temple. Ziggurats are tiered building and often where the biggest and most important building within a city-state
  2. 7. The "land between the rivers" a general names for the area and the people where civilization first developed
  3. 8. One of the earliest forms of writing developed by mankind
  4. 10. A person who has the ability to write in ancient times.Often used to keep records for the government
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  1. 1. and Euphrates river Two parallel rivers in Iraq and Syria where civilization first developed around.The rivers flooded annually providing rich farmland for humans to use
  2. 2. The belief in multiple gods or goddesses in religion
  3. 3. Code The world's oldest complete of Law.Created around 1800 BCE in Babylon,the laws listed crime and punishments
  4. 5. of Gilgamesh Believed to be the world's oldest story that dates back to at least 2100 BCE.The story is known to have influenced many bible stories.
  5. 6. A business person who trades things made by other people(artisan)in order to make a profit
  6. 9. Crescent Also called the cradle of civilization,an area of modern day Iraq