Chapter 4: Mesopotamia

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Greek for "land between rivers"

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Mesopotamia

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complex societies that have organized governments, culture, and writing.

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civilization

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a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory.

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city-state

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a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

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cuneiform

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a method that brings water to crops

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irrigiation

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Hero of an epic who travels the world performing great deeds

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Gilgamesh

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A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top.

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ziggurat

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The calendar developed by the ______was based on the cycles of the moon.

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Sumerians

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people who study heavenly bodies.

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astronomers

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The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on

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the cycles of the moon