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