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2. a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
5. Ruling family
6. the way of life of a society, which is handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experience
7. region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
9. system of writing in which pictures called hieroglyphs represent objects, concepts, or sounds
14. a complex, highly organized social order
15. to arrange or set down in writing

1. (1792 B.C.–1750 B.C.) Hammurabi became the first king of the Babylonian empire. He inherited the power from his father, who extended Babylon’s control across Mesopotamia. Hammurabi is known for writing the first code of law in recorded history.
3. believing in one god
4. believing in many gods
6. a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages
8. the era of prehistory that lasted from at least 2 million b.c. to about 9000 b.c.; also called the Old Stone Age
10. title of the rulers of ancient Egypt
11. the final era of prehistory, which began about 9000.b.c.; also called the New Stone Age
12. person who moves from place to place in search of food
13. system of ranking groups