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| the place where modern Iraq is found |
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| a more advanced form of organized life: civilizations usually have more complex forms of social, political, military, and religious life. |
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| a famous emperor of ancient Mesopotamia, ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C. |
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| a nickname for Mesopotamia that refers to the areas shape and fertile soil |
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| the first inhabitants of the area, organized the first city-states. |
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| made up of a city and the areas it controls. |
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| society was divided into different social groups |
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| Sumerian developed system of writing |
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| an instrument with a pointed end, used for writing and printmaking, which makes a delicate line or scratch. |
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| temple built on a pyramid-shaped tower |
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| a person that believes in two or more gods |
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| a person that believes in one god |
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| collection of kingdoms under the power of one powerful ruler. |
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| one of ancient Mesopotamia's most legendary historical figures. He was a heroical priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk. |
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