Chapter 2 Mesopotamia

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Greek for "land between rivers"

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Mesopotamia

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Self-governing city and territory

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city-state

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Form of writing by Sumerians

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Cuneiform

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Method to bring water to crops

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Irrigation

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Pyramid-shaped structure with a temple on top

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Ziggurat

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Calendar based on moon cycles

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Sumerians

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Hanging Gardens

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One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in Babylon

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Legal code covering daily life

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Hammurabi

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World's first major empire

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Akkadian

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Earliest surviving written literature

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The Epic of Gilgamesh