Flashcards
Ancient Mesopotamia & Egypt
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- 1Mesopotamianame mean "land between the rivers"; where the 1st civilizations began; present day Iraq & Syria
- 2Fertile Crescentthe region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape;Known as the Cradle of Civilization
- 3Polytheisticbelief in MANY gods; Ancient Sumerians believed in over 3,000 gods.
- 4Zigguratthe massive platform that the Sumerians built their religious temples on
- 5Theocracymeans "rule by god"; describes a govt. where the ruler is thought to be a god ex. Ancient Egypt
- 6Cuneiform1st writing system developed by the Sumerians; "wedge-shape writing
- 7Hammurabi's Law Code1st written laws; given to people of Ancient Babylon by King Hammurabi; very strict laws based on principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
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