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Masopotamia

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Masopotamia

by: Clay Brillhart
Photo by profzucker

silt

loose soil carried by water
Photo by arbyreed

drought

a long period of no moisture
Photo by Marufish

levee

a wall along a body of water to prevent flooding
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irrigation

a way to get water to dry land
Photo by UD Carvel REC

erosion

the  wearing away of soil and rock by wind or water
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cuneiform

a way of writing that uses wedge shaped symbols 

scribe

a writer who kept records and official documents
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city-state

a self governing city
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ziggurat

a large pyramid with several Stories
Photo by bmward_2000

polytheism

the belief in many gods
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empire

a group of land and people ruled by a government

Gilgamesh

Legendary Mesopotamian
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code of law

a set of laws that apply to everyone under a government

aqueduct

a raised, arched structure made to carry water
Photo by kendoman26

Hammurabi

King of Babylonian Empire, creator of code of law
Photo by RasBo

Judaism

religion of jewish people
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covenant

a special agreement
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prophet

A PERSON WHO SPE AKS 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 MOSES ON MT. SINAI
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Diaspora

THE SCATTERING OF JEWS

ABRAHAM

FOUNDER OF JUDAISM, LED HIS FAMILY TO CANAAN
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MOSES

A PROPHET WHO LED THE ISRAELITES OUT OF SLAVERY IN EGYPT

DAVID

KING OF ISRAEL WHO MADE JERUSALEM HIS CAPITAL
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SOLOMON

DAVID SON AND KING OF ISRAEL BUILT THE TEMPLE AT JERUSALEM
Photo by A.Davey