Mesopotamia

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A legal code that covered most aspects of daily life

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Hammurabi's Code

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a person who writes or copies documents

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scribe

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the use of canals and dams to water fields for farming

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irrigation

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the world's first writing system

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cuneiform

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place where people worshiped their gods

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ziggurat

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surrounded city-states in Mesopotamia

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Wall

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material that buildings were made out of

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Mud

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people who create jewelry, pottery, and other skilled crafts

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artisan

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present day country occupying the lands of Mesopotamia

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Iraq

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person at the top of the social pyramid

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King