| A | B |
|---|
| Hammurabi's Code | 282 laws written on a huge black stone |
| Assyrians | warlike group from Ancient mesopotamia known as the cruelist |
| Sumerians | first known group to settle in ancient Mesopotamia |
| Iraq | modern day region that was once known as Mesopotamia |
| Epic of Gilgamesh | one of the oldest known stories |
| scribes | people that knew how to read and write during ancient times |
| record keeping | most likely reason for early writing |
| Babylon | empire that Hammurabi was king over |
| Mesopotamia | means land between the rivers |
| ziggurat | tall tiered temple |
| polytheistic | means believing in many gods |
| cuneiform | wedge shaped writing of ancient Mesopotamia |
| lugal | a ruler of the Mesopotamian city-states |
