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Flashcards by Hannah Smith, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Hannah Smith
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Mesopotamia | name means "land between the rivers"; where th e1st civilizations began; present day Iraq & Syria |
| Fertile Crescent | the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape; known as the Cradle of Civilization |
| Polytheistic | belief in MANY Gods; ANcient Sumerians believed in over 3,000 God. |
| Ziggurat | Massive platform that the Sumerians built their religious temples on |
| Theocracy | Means "ruled by God"; describe a govt. where the ruler is thought to be a God |
| Cuneiform | 1st writing system developed by the SUmerians; "wedge-shape" writing |
| Hammurabi's Law Code | 1st written laws; giving to people of Ancient Babylon by King Hammurabi eye for an eye tooth for a tooth |
| Patriarchal | Describes a society dominated by men |
| Nile River | Longest river in the world; depended on the river for everything |
| Inundation | Annual flooding of the Nile River, left behind rich fertile mud |
| Silt | Rich black mud left behind from the flooding of the Nile River |
| King Mene | King who united Lower + Upper Egypt around 3100 BC |
| Dynasty | means ''great house of" ; family of rules |
| Pharaoh | name for Egyptian King |
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