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I was a Babylonian King who wrote a harsh set of laws

Who is HAMMURABI?

100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100

slogan for Hammurabi's Code

an eye for an eye

100
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
100
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
200

another word for hunter-gatherers

What is a nomad?

200

class who was at the bottom of the social pyramid

who are slaves?

200

What does an eye for an eye mean?

punishment should be similar to the crime committed

200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
300

time period when hunter-gatherers roamed the earth

Paleolithic

300

class that was in charge of religious ceremonies

who are priests?

300

word for a man made object discovered by an archeologist

artifact

300

I am the large body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.

What is the Mediterranean Sea?

300

the name of the marketplace in Mesopotamia

What is a bazaar?

400

time period when humans figured out how to farm

Neolithic

400

word for an upperclass person in Mesopotamia. hint we said it a lot in the skits

what is a nobleman

400

taming animals for food and travel

domestication

400
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
500

a type of "technology" early humans figured out

fire or the wheel

500

word for Ancient Mesopotamian WRITING

cuneiform

500

shows how much power and how much population a social class has

social pyramid

500

This OTHER famous civilization that we are studying next is southwest of Mesopotamia

What is Egypt?

500

When there is extra food thanks to farming

What is a surplus?