RELIGION
A religion that worships many gods
POLYTHEISM
NOMADIC PEOPLE
The first written rule of law
HAMMURABI CODE
Most important city in Mesopotamia
BABYLON
A highly developed society that reaches an advanced stage of cultural development and organization
CIVILIZATION
MONOTHEISM
AGRARIAN SOCIETY
A legal maxim stating that governmental decision should be made by applying written laws with minimal discretion in their application
RULE OF LAW
EUPHRATES
The geography before the Flood
ANTEDILUVIAN
The most important Sumerian god
ENLIL
The man who wrote Psalm 126
KING DAVID
The rule of law was implemented in which city
BABYLON
Average temperature in Mesopotamia through July & August
118 degrees
The land between the Tigris & Euphrates rivers
MESOPOTAMIA
Most important Mesopotamian/Babylonian god
MARDUK
Developed the concept of "The Week"
FARMERS
Number of laws in the Hammurabi Code
282
The head of a political structure
THE KING
First significant civilization in Mesopotamia who developed writing, arithmetic, potter's wheel, and introduction of bronze
SUMER
The name of the god who Marduk destroyed
TIAMAT
The economic system of a nation or other political entity
ECONOMY
Another name for a suzerain
KING
2 Bible characters who lived in Babylon
Daniel & Esther
The country where the Tigris & Euphrates rivers begin
TURKEY