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ZigguratA rectangular pyramid with terraces built by the people in the Mesopotamia. It was usually used as a religious temple or government building.
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Irrigation Canals
River
Irrigation Canal
Crops
Crops
Manmade streams that controlled the amount of water crops received in River Valley Civilizations.
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Nutrients gathered by running river water that were
distributed onto soil to help crops grow during floods.
Silt-Loess
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EconomySystem of value (currency, trading) connected throughout an area.
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PolytheismA religion that believes in many gods. (Hindu)
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A religion that believes in one god. (Christianity, Judaism)
JudaismChristianity
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Monotheism
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Seasonal FloodA flood that would come every spring and put nutrients into the soil for the River Valley Civilizations.
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CultureBehavior of people in a specific area. Ex.) music, clothes, customs, holidays, traditions, architecture, arts.
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Code of Hammurabi – Legal code in Mesopotamia in 1800 BCE. Earliest set of laws known to man.
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CuneiformWriting system in the Mesopotamia that began around 3400 BCE.
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One of the first monotheistic religions, began around Mesopotamia 3,000BCE. Holy book is
called the Torah.
Moses shows the 10 Commandments
Moses parts the Red Sea
David vs. Goliath
Judaism
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City- State
A city that is an independent nation.
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Monarchy
Kings and Queens that pass power down to their children over a country, city or empire.