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282916162MesopotamiaFirst civilization between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers0
282916163TheocracyGovernment run by religious leaders1
282916164HammurabiBabylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)2
282916165SpecializationThe development of skills in a specific kind of work3
282916166PolytheismBelief in multiple gods4
282916167CuneiformA system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by the Sumerians around 3000 B.C.5
282916168PharoahA king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political leader6
282916169City-stateA city and its surrounding lands that act as a government7
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