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| 7236300726 | Civilization | An area that meets certain political, economic, and technological criteria | 0 | |
| 7236302413 | Babylon | The most important city in southern Mesopotamia in the "historical period." 1900 BCE- 1600 BCE | 1 | |
| 7236306974 | Sumerians | The earliest people living in Mesopotamia in the "historical period." 4500 BCE-1900 BCE | 2 | |
| 7236311219 | Semitic | A family of related languages that have long been spoken across parts of Western Asia and Northern Africa. Ex. Hebrew, Phoenician, Arabic | 3 | |
| 7236317985 | City-State | Independent urban centers that controlled the surrounding agricultural territories. | 4 | |
| 7236343542 | Hammurabi | (r. 1792 BCE-1750 BCE) Started a series of military campaigns "Law of Code" creator ft. severe physical punishments | 5 | |
| 7236350852 | Scribes | Trained professionals who used their reading and writing abilities for administrative tasks. | 6 | |
| 7236353693 | Ziggurat | a multi-story, mud brick, pyramid shaped tower Theorized to be used for religious and political things | 7 | |
| 7236365092 | Amulet | Small charms that are meant to protect the bearer from evil | 8 | |
| 7236404007 | Cuneiform | The Mesopotamian writing system A sharpened reed made wedge shaped impressions into a moist clay tablet Difficult to master | 9 | |
| 7236407247 | Ma'at | The order of the universe Link between his (king's) people and the gods | 10 | |
| 7236410501 | Pyramid | Used as tombs for pharaohs | 11 | |
| 7236411638 | Memphis | Located on the Lower Nile Capital during the Old Kingdom | 12 | |
| 7236412947 | Thebes | South Prominent during the Middle and New Kingdom | 13 | |
| 7236414856 | Hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing system Picture symbols=words, syllables, sounds | 14 | |
| 7236426224 | Papyrus | Writing material (Egyptian) Exported in large quantities | 15 | |
| 7236432504 | Mummy | The body of a human or animal that has undergone the preservation process. Done so that the body can be used in the afterlife. | 16 | |
| 7242468193 | Harappa and Mohenjo Daro | The modern names of the two cities that provided the most information on the Indus Valley Culture | 17 |
