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The first language
Cuneiform
A long wall built to prevent flooding from the sea
Dykes
Used to record information
Clay Tablets
boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations
Fertile Crescent
The name of the pyramids in Mesopotamia
Ziggurats
What were the people from Mesopotamia called
Sumerians
The ranking of people or groups of people within a society
Social Stratification
The lands around the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea
Middle East
Means very old, or having existed for a long time.
Ancient
The first Story
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Used to write in Ancient Mesopotamia
Stylus
The act of taking over
Conquest
This means believing in many Gods
Polytheism
The process by which a society or place reaches an advanced stage of social and cultural development and organization.
Civilization
A job that requires a particular purpose of highly specialized people in that field
Specialized occupations
The earliest known civilization in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia
Sumeria
The fifth step in civilization
Social Groups
Living in one place permanently
Sedentary Communities
The act of becoming visible or "bring to light"
Emergence
Bonus Question- I am the land between the Tigris and Euphrates River
Mesopotamia