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| Fertile Crescent | an arc of rich farmland in southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea |
| Mesopotamia- | An ancient region of Southwest Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. |
| Hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority |
| Epic | long narrative poem celebrating the deeds of legendary or traditional heroes. |
| Ziggurat- | a tiered, pyramid shaped structure that formed part of a Sumerian temple. |
| Cuneiform | a system of writing with wedge shaped symbols, invented by Sumerians 3000bc |
| Civil Law | the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community |
| Codify - | arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code. |
| Criminal Law | a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes. |
| Tolerance | the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with. |
| Economy- | the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region |
| Barter economy | an economic system in which people exchange goods and services without the use of money. |
| Monotheism | a belief in a single god. |
| colony | a land controlled by a distant nation. |
