Mesopotamia Vocab Flashcard

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What is a ziggurat?

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A temple where Sumerians believed gods and goddesses ruled the city

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Cuneiform

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Wedge-shaped writing on clay tablets; writing system of Sumerians

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Nomad

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A person who wanders from place to place without a permanent home

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What is the Code of Hammurabi?

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A strict and harsh set of laws in ancient Mesopotamia

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What is the Fertile Crescent?

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A region in the Middle East around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Polytheistic

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Worshiping many gods or deities