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The Tegris River Sumer The Persian Gulf
The Euphrates River The Persian Gulf The Mediterranean Sea
The Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia Sumer

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2046743406Babyonthe capital of Babylonia0
2046743407Civilizationa society with cities, a central government, workers with special jobs social classes,writing art, architecture1
2046743408Cuneiformform of writing that uses wedge and lines used by several languages2
2046743409Dead Sea ScrollsAncient parchment manuscripts containing earliest version.The first few books of the bible.3
2046743410Faminealong period of time without food4
2046743411Ferttilea region in South West Asia site of the world first civilization5
2046743412HammurabiKing of Babylon from 1792 to 1750 B.C. Created Babylonian Empire, made one of the oldest codes of law6
2046743413IrrigationA method of supplying land with water. A network of canals.7
2046743414Mesopotamiaan ancient region between the Iris and Euphrates River8
2046743415Monotheismthe belief in one God9
2046743416Mytha traditional story in some cultures, a legend that explains peoples belief10
2046743417PolytheismThe belief in many Gods11
2046743418ScribeProfessional writer12
2046743419Stylusa writing tool13
2046743420Sumersight of the earliest civilization in Mesopotamia. Iraq became Babylon14
2046743421Surplusmore of a thing or product than needed15
2046743422ZigguratThe temple of the Ancient Sumerian and Babylonians16
2046743423after Lesson on ISRAELITES...17
2046743424Exileto force someone to live in another place or country18
2046743425IsraelitesThe people of Israel19
2046743426JudaismThe religion of the Jewish people which developed from Ancient Israelite beliefs.20
2046743427MosesIsraelite leader who according to the Torah lead the Israelites21
2046743428Ten CommandmentsThe ten Laws and commands of God22
2046743429TorahThe most sacred text of the early Israelites23
2046743430Three Laws of Hummarabi's code1. If a man strikes his father he gets his hand cut off 2. Man steals goods from Ziggurat he dies 3.Man accepts stolen good he dies.24
2046743431What was the major contribution of the Ancient BabyloniansSumerians came up with Cunieform writing first written down laws.Information could be recorded and passed on and preserved it.25
2046743432What were the major contributions of the Ancient Sumerians to the world.The major contributions of the Sumerians were cuneiform writing, water canals and Hummarabi's code26
2046743433List 2 laws that were part of the Ten Commandments. Explain what value the law representsYou should not steal -respect.You should not lie. The laws represent honesty.27

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