Mesopotamia

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  1. 3. Pazuzu was the canine headed Sumerian – Akkadian demonic deity associated with the destructive desert wind.
  2. 6. A Neo-Assyrian ruler who built a great library. – Ashurbanipal
  3. 7. An ancient Sumerian city where the Royal Cemetry was excavated.
  4. 8. The Cuneiform is the wedge-shaped writing system developed by the Mesopotamians.
  5. 10. The Akkadian Empire was an ancient Semitic empire founded by King Sargon.
  6. 11. Gate The tiled blue entrance to the city of Babylon is called Ishtar Gate.
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  1. 1. Ancient Babylonian legal text on a stele is called Code of Hammurabi, named after the King who wrote it.
  2. 2. The Babylonian Empire made significant contributions to astronomy, mathematics and the development of comprehensive legal codes.
  3. 4. A reddish - orange colour stone Carnelian acquired by Mesopotamians from far-off places through trade was set or embedded in jewellery.
  4. 5. The Mespotamian Civilisation was based on the banks of the two rivers Tigris and Euphrates
  5. 8. tablet The clay tablet was used as a writing material for Cuneiform.
  6. 9. The hero of the epic who killed Humbaba.