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Mesopotamia

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Mesopotamia

Rhian Gorman
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Silt

loose soil and rocks carried by water
Photo by JonoMueller

Drought

a long period of time without rain
Photo by PeterThoeny

Levee

a wall built along a river to prevent floods

Irrigation

canals that water crops

Erosion

the gradual wearing away of earth by rain

Cuneiform

A system of writing on a clay tablet

Scribe

someone who records things down

City-State

a self governing city

Ziggurat

a large pyramid with several stories high
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Polytheism

the beleif in more than one god
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Empire

a group of lands owned by one government
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Gilgamesh

legendary Mesopotamia king or leader
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CODE of Law

a written set of law that apply to everyone

Aqueduct

a raised arched structure
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Hammurabi

king of the Babylonian empire
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Judaism

the religion of jewish people
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Covenant

a special agreement
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Prophet

a person who is believed to speak for God

Torah

the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

Monotheism

a belief in one god

Ten Commandments

the laws gave to Moses on Mount Sinai

Diaspora

the scattering of Jews to many parts of worlds
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Abraham

founder of Judisum

Moses

prophet who led Israelites out of slavery

David

king of Israel who made Jerusalem his capitol

Solomon

Son of David and king of Israel