Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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  1. 4. The region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, its meaning is "land between two rivers."
  2. 7. Long periods of dry weather, in which there is no rainfall.
  3. 8. A writer who kept records and copied letters and official documents.
  4. 9. System of writing invented by the Sumerians and also used by the Babylonians.
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  1. 1. A fertile region in southwestern Asia that includes the region of Mesopotamia.
  2. 2. A large mud-brick building with a temple on its peak that was located in the center of Sumerian cities and the city's god or goddess was worshiped here.
  3. 3. A mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock washed up by rivers, which creates fertile land.
  4. 5. A written set of laws that applied to everyone in Babylon.
  5. 6. The belief in many gods.