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- 2. the group of Mesopotamians that were known for their powerful army and good iron weapons
- 4. the group of Mesopotamians that were known for creating the first sundial and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- 6. the Akkadian king who created the first empire in the world
- 7. a city that governs itself and the surrounding farmland, but is not united under a country
- 9. a belief in more than one god.
- 10. a pyramid-shaped tower with a temple at the top.
- 11. a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper.
- 13. the kingdom that Hammurabi ruled
- 14. belief in one god.
- 16. the basic principle of how Hammurabi viewed punishment for his law code
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- 1. the Babylonian king who created the first written law code
- 2. the kingdom that Sargon ruled
- 3. the first civilization in the world,
- 4. name of the first writing system in the world
- 5. a way to supply dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
- 8. a group of many different lands under one ruler.
- 12. the leader of an empire
- 15. the present day country located where Mesopotamia once existed