Mesopotamian Inventions Flashcard

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Rules for how a community should live.

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laws

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Moving water from a river to fields of crops.

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irrigation

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When you have one leader ruling over many different communities.

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empire

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A mathematical system based around the number 60.

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base 60 number system

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These were used to sign documents with unique pictures, like how we sign our names today.

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cylinder seal

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a wheeled cart pulled by horses

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chariot

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games that are usually played on a board with other small pieces

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board games

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a kind of metal that was good for making stronger weapons and tools

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bronze

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a calendar that uses the changing moon as a guide

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lunar calendar

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a kind of writing that includes stories, poems, musical lyrics...

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literature