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Mesopotamia

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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Mesopotamia

Ashton Church
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silt

loose soil carried by water
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drought

a long period without rain
Photo by Marufish

levee

a wall built along the river the help not make floods
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irrigation

watering dry land by canals or pipesi

erosion

wearing away of soil and rock by wind
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cuneiform

a type of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds,ect.

scribe

a professional writer who kept records

city-state

a self governing city

ziggurat

a large pyramid built by the ancient Babylonians,Sumerians,Assyrians
Photo by dynamosquito

polytheism

the belief in many goddesses
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empire

a group of lands and people ruled by a government
Photo by Werner Kunz

Gilgamesh

Legendary Mesopotamia king and hero
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code of law

a written set of laws that apply to everyone under a government
Photo by ctsnow

aqueduct

raised structure built to carry water long distances
Photo by luzer

Hammurabi

King of Babylonian Empire
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Judaism

the religion of Jewish people
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covenant

a special agreement
Photo by Ron,Ron,Ron

prophet

a person who has believed to speak for god

Torah

the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
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monotheism

a belief in one God
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Ten Commandments

the laws God gave to Moses on mount Sinai
Photo by Gerry Dincher

Diaspora

The scattering of Jews on parts in the world
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Abraham

founder of Judaism

Moses

prophet who led the Iraelites out of slavery

David

King of Israel

Solomon

son of David
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