Mesopotamia

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  1. 3. one of the earliest written languages, consisting of wedge-shaped marks and lines. It was initially developed in ancient Mesopotamia to track goods like grain and cattle.
  2. 5. an independent state made up of a city and the land around it
  3. 6. a river in eastern Turkey and Iraq. It joins the Tigris River
  4. 8. A poem from ancient Mesopotamia, one of the earliest surviving major works of literature
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  1. 1. An area in the Middle and Near East centered around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
  2. 2. a pyramidal tower in ancient Mesopotamia. It had terraces and steps outside and sometimes a temple on the top
  3. 4. king of ancient Babylonia from 1792 to 1750 BCE. He was famous for his "code" of strict laws
  4. 7. a river in Turkey and Iraq that joins the Euphrates River