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fine particles of fertile soil
Silt
100
A belief in more than one god
Polytheism
100
A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks made in clay
Cuneiform
100
Extra amount, after a need has been met
Surplus
100
A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
Caravan
200
A person who studies planets and stars
astronomer
200
A long poem that tells the story of a hero
epic
200
Belief in one god
Monotheism
200
a marketplace
bazaar
200
A person who copies or writes documents; often a record keeper
scribe
300
A traditional story that explains the practices and beliefs of people
Myth
300
"Land between two Rivers"
Mesopotamia
300
Messenger sent by God to share gods word with the people
prophet
300
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes or streams
Irrigation
300
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
city-state
400
A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
Empire
400
A payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
Tribute
400
A territory governed as a political district of a county or empire
Province
400
How did Hammurabi's Code differ from earlier Sumerian laws?
Hammurabi's Code was the first written rules of law
400
What did scribes of Mesopotamia write on?
clay tablets
500
What two rivers does Mesopotamia lay between?
Tigris and Euphrates River
500
Who is known for forming the worlds first empire?
Sargon
500
King who was the first to display laws in writing.
Hammurabi
500
The Assyrian's used weapons made of ______?
iron
500
Curved shape of land that runs from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
Fertile Crescent