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Mesopotamia

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Mesopotamia

McKenna Lord

Silt

Loose soil carried by water
Photo by arbyreed

Drought

a period of when you don't get rain
Photo by Ozyman

Levee

a wall to stop water water kinda like a dam
Photo by JMS2

Irrigation

a way of watering crops during a drought
Photo by Monica's Dad

Erosion

where soil and rocks worn down by wind glaciers,or water

Cuneiform

A form of writing to represent sounds,ideas, and objects
Photo by _ElijahPorter

Scribe

 a writer who kept official records
Photo by jefka

City-State

a governing a state with land and villages and land 

Ziggurat

A pyramid like building built by Sumerians,Assyrians,and Babylonians 
Photo by dynamosquito

Polytheism

A belief in a lot of gods
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Empire

A government that rules over people
Photo by bibendum84

Gilgamesh

A hero/king
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Code of Law

A written set of laws
Photo by James Callan

Aqueduct

A raised archered walls
Photo by edsalkeld

Hammurabi

King of the oldest babylonian empire

Judaism

The religion of Jewish people
Photo by Debarshi Ray

Covenant

A special agreement
Photo by MykReeve

Prophet

A person who is believed to speak for Godd

Torah

The first five books of the Hebrew bible

Monotheism

The belief in one god
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Ten Commandments

The rules God gave Mosses
Photo by prayingmother

Diaspora

The scattering of Jews
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Abraham

The founder of Judism

Moses

Prophet who led Israelites out of slavery

David

King of Israel who made Jerusalem his capital
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Solomon

Son of David and king of Israel
Photo by HeyWayne