Unit 2: Mesopotamia

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Supply of water to fields using human-made systems

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Irrigation

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Skilled at making things by hand.

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Artisans

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An agreement between nations to fight each other's enemies.

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Alliance

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A group of lands and people under one ruler.

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Empire

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A tax or goods/services for protection.

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Tribute

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Conditions for civilization in Mesopotamia:

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Location between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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Hammurabi's key contribution to civilization:

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Organized laws into a clear, written system.

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Purpose of ziggurats?

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Centers of religion.

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Assyrians' conquest of Mesopotamia used:

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Iron weapons.

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Ruler who conquered Sumer to establish the Akkadian Empire?

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Sargon the Great