Harcourt Social Studies World History Chapter 3

governing system ruled by king or queen

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belief in many gods

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new ways of doing things

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largest and tallest building in every city-state

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writing system using wedge-shaped symbols

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Deities

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people who recorded things for others

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permanent army of paid soldiers; kept by Sargon

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New Babylonian empire rulers; built terraced garden known as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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ruled the largest empire in the world, controlling Mesopotamia, Turkey, Egypt and the Persian gulf; built paved roads, developed postal system and locks, invented magnifying glass

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