Ancient Mesopotamia

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  1. 6. Civilization that became very good at warfare. They focused on using iron weapons.
  2. 8. A system of writing developed by the Sumerians around 3,000 BC, using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.
  3. 11. Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC).
  4. 12. The belief in more than one God
  5. 13. A person trained to write Cuneiform and record information.
  6. 14. in, relating to, or characteristic of a city or town.
  7. 15. The King of the Babylonian Empire
  8. 18. A system of supplying a controlled amount of water to an area of farmland.
  9. 19. Most powerful city in Mesopotamia. The first to write and record law.
  10. 20. The belief there is one God
  11. 21. Formed the first united empire with Sumer city-states under one ruler.
  12. 22. A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
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  1. 1. An arc (crescent) of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. 2. World's first emperor. Leader of the Akkadians and conqueror of the Sumerians.
  3. 3. means...Land Between Two Rivers
  4. 4. farming
  5. 5. The two rivers that surround Mesopotamia. These rivers would flood and provide silt that made the soil fertile.
  6. 7. The first empire that ruled in Mesopotamia and is credited with inventing writing.
  7. 9. A person who moves from place to place in search of food
  8. 10. A small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory.
  9. 16. Stepped pyramid-shaped temples built by Sumerians to honor the deities (Gods)
  10. 17. A collection of 282 laws which were enforced under Hammurabi's rule. One of the first examples of written law in the ancient civilizations.