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4. region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
8. the way of life of a society, which is handed down from one generation to the next by learning and experience
9. ruling family
11. 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.
12. a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
13. to arrange or set down in writing
15. system of ranking groups
16. title of the rulers of ancient Egypt

1. political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages
2. the final era of prehistory, which began about 9000.b.c.; also called the New Stone Age
3. a form of government in which the executive leaders (usually a prime minister and cabinet) are chosen by and responsible to the legislature (parliament), are also members of it
5. a complex, highly organized social order
6. person who moves from place to place in search of food
7. believing in many gods
10. system of ranking groups
14. believing in one god