Mesopotamia

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A complex society that has cities, governments, art, religion, and writing.

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civilization

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When you dig a ditch in the ground to bring water from a river to another place.

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irrigation

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When each city has its own king, its own government, its own army, its own way of doing things.

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city-state

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Religious temples that look like pyramids but the sides look like stair steps.

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ziggurat

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These people were skilled workers who made clothes, pottery, and metal products.

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artisans

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These were people who learned how to write and got jobs keeping records.

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scribes

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TRUE or FALSE.  Sumerians created a 12 month calendar by looking at the stars and planets.

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True

Front

Who was the king of Babylon who created a code of laws?

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Hammurabi

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What do you call a group of many different lands that all have the same leader?

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empire

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True or False.  The Hanging Gardens was a great ziggurat where beautiful plants, flowers, and gardens grew from it.

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True