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| A pyramid-shaped tower in Mesopotamia with a temple on top. | ziggurat,  |
| A Sumerian system of writing, in which wedge-shaped symbols were used. | cuneiform,  |
| The name given to a region in Southwest Asia around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers with fertile soil and a crescent shape. | The Fertile Crescent,  |
| A famous emperor of ancient Mesopotamia who wrote 282 strict laws. | Hammurabi,  |
| The first people to live in ancient Mesopotamia. | Sumerians,  |
| A system in which society is divided into different social groups. | a class system,  |
| The people in ancient cultures who were taught to read and write. | scribes,  |
| Rich in resources and nutrients. | fertile,  |
| A person who finds food by hunting, gathering wild grains and fishing. | hunter-gatherer,  |
| The process of bringing water to dry land. | irrigation,  |
| The man who said Yahweh spoke to him and his decendants practice Judaism | Abraham,  |
| a religion that developed out of Judaism and is based on the teachings of Jesus | Christianity,  |
| a religion that teaches that there is one god and Muhammad is his prophet | Islam,  |
| some people believed this man was the savior spoken of in the Jewish religion | Jesus,  |
| the religion founded by Abraham and whose followers are called Jews | Judaism,  |
| a belief that there is only one god | monotheism,  |
| this man said the angel Gabriel spoke to him and he founded Islam | Muhammad,  |
| a follower of the religion Islam | Muslim,  |
| the belief in many gods | polytheism,  |
| the sacred book of Islam | Qur'an,  |
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