| A | B |
|---|
| A.D. | Anno Domini-after birth of Christ |
| ancient history | 1st civilization to keep records/3500BC-476AD |
| prehistory | before life was recorded |
| civilization | complex society of lang., religion, food, social, labor |
| B.C. | before the birth of Christ |
| Fertile Crescent | ist civilizations emerged/Tigres and Euphrates |
| Mesopatamia | ist Civilization in Fertile Crescent |
| city-state | ancient area w/ culture and gov |
| Sumer | city-state in Mesopotamia |
| ziggurat | pyramid structure used for religion |
| cuneiform | 1st form of writing |
| Akkad | Mesopotamia city-state/1st empire |
| empire | large area of city states controlled by 1 ruler |
| Babylon | Mesopotamia empire |
| Hammurabi Code | Babylonian Laws |
| Assyrian Empire | Mesopotamia Empire |
| Gilgamesh | ancient Babylonian epic (long)poem |
