Mesopotamia Vocab

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Surplus means

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having more than necessary

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Division of Mesopotamia

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City-states

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Belief in multiple gods

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Polytheism

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Cuneiform writing

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Ancient writing

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Ziggurat

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A stepped pyramid structure in ancient Mesopotamia.

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Agriculture

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Growing food crops and raising animals

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Rivers: Tigris and Euphrates

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Mesopotamia

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Scribe

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Keeps written records

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King with strict laws: "Eye for an eye"

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Hammurabi

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Important city in Mesopotamia

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Sumer