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Fertile Crescent

Akkad Babylonia Myths Sumer

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Greek term defined as “land between the two rivers”

Mesopotamia

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The two rivers referred to by

the Greeks when they

called the area Mesopotamia

Tigris and Euphrates

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Irrigation

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an artificial application of water to the soil. It is usually used to assist the growing of crops in dry areas and

during periods of drought

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Zagros

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The mountains that extend along southern and

western Iran and into northern Iraq.

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when several peoples, nations, or previously independent states are

placed under the control of one ruler.

empire

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Semitic language refers to speaking a language related to both of these two

languages

Arabic and Hebrew

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Leader of Akkad who took control of warring city-states ca. 2350 b.c.e., creating the world’s first empire

Sargon

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a series of rulers descending from a single family line.

Dynasty

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This civilization overtook the Sumerians around 2,000 B.C.E. They built their

capital on the Euphrates river and built the hanging gardens, one of the world’s seven ancient wonders

Babylonian

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This was one of the most important works of this "First Dynasty of

Babylon", as it was called by the native historians, it was the

compilation of a code of laws

Code of Hammurabi

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The 'Code of Hammurabi' contains no laws having to do with religion. The basis of criminal law is that of equal retaliation comparable to the Semitic

law commonly known as this

“an eye for an eye.”

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This kingdom adopted Babylonian culture almost in its entirety, plus gave us the

cavalry & battering ram 

Assyria

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The people of Mesopotamia believed that their world was controlled by gods, goddesses, monsters and these, created by the gods which

could either be evil or good

Demons

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was the god of the sky in the Sumerian creation myth and the father and

king of the gods in the Babylonian creation myth

An or Anu

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was the sweet-water ocean. The union of Tiamat and this god brought forth

the first gods.

Apsu

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The followers of the religions that refer to this text - Jews, Christians and

Muslims- believe in the existence of one unique God who is supremely good, knows all and can do all, and

who loves humanity

The Old Testament

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A Sumerian counting system based on base 60

sexagismal

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Sumerian script created by incising clay tablets with a wedge shaped

stylus giving it its name

Cuneiform

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Large Sumerian tiered, platform, structure made of mud brick

probably first used as a trading site and eventually became the temple of the patron god of the city state, later built in Assyria and Babylonia also

Ziggurat

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One of the earliest works of literature.

Contains a “flood story” that predates the Hebrew Old Testament story of

Noah by at least 2,000 years

Epic of Gilgamesh

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A form of government which god or a deity is recognized as the supreme

civil authority and the god's or deity's laws being interpreted by the

authorities

Theocracy