| A | B |
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| Babylonia | a Mesopotamian empire that covered much of the Fertile Crescent |
| Fertile Crescent | a fertile area in the Middle East which included Mesopotamia |
| Sumer | a group of city-states in Southern Mesopotamia |
| Sargon | king of Kish who united Sumer |
| Hammurabi | king of Babylonian empire who wrote the first Code of Laws |
| Tigris | The river north of Mesopotamia |
| Euphrates | The southern most river of Mesopotamia |
| Mesopotamia | Land between 2 rivers |
| drought | a long time period of little or no water |
| plateau | an area of high flat land |
| cuneiform | the written language of Mesopotamia written on clay tablets |
| city-state | an independent city with its own government |
| ziggurat | a large temple located in the center of Mesopotamian cities |
| polytheism | belief in more than 1 god |
| code of laws | Written set of laws that applies to everyone |
| monotheism | belief in 1 god |
| surplus | excess food that is not immediately needed |
| irrigation | human-made waterways used to control the flow of water |
