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Mesopotamia was an ancient region in the eastern Mediterranean bounded in the northeast by the Zagros Mountains and in the southeast by the Arabian Plateau,
Mesopotamia was an ancient region in the eastern Mediterranean
Sumerians of or relating to Sumer, its ancient language, or the early, non-Semitic element it contributed to Babylonian civilization
Polyytheistic is belief in many gods
Ziggurats a rectangular stepped tower
theocracy a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
Cuneiform denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia
Hammurabi's Law code a Babylonian legal code of the 18th century b.c. or earlier, instituted by Hammurabi and dealing with criminal and civil matters.
Patriarchal of, relating to, or characteristic of a patriarch.
Nile river It is the longest river on Earth .
Inundation Annual flooding of the nile river
Cataracts waterfalls along the nile river .
King Menes lourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
Dynasty a line of hereditary rulers of a country.
Pharaoh a ruler in ancient Egypt.
Vizier a high official in some Muslim countries, especially in Turkey under Ottoman rule.
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