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Fertile cresent
a region with good conditions for growing crops that streches from the mediterranian coast east through the persian gulf
Ziggurat
brick pyramid- shaped mesopotamian temple
Hammurabis codes
a set of laws that governed life in the babylonian empire
mesopotamia
wide flat plain in between the tigris and euphrates rivers present day irak
polythesim
worship of many gods or deities
irrigate
to supply water to
cuneiform
mssopopatomia system of writing that uses triangular- shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
city-state
activities having to do with ones society and community
empire
state containing several countries or territories
barter
trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money
currency
money that is used as a medium of exchange usually bills or coins