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What is a city-state?
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What is a city-state?
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Plow
Irrigation systems (canals, levees, dams)
The wheel
Writing
Using ox to pull the plow
There are others
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It was the first attempt to write down all laws that control a
society.
It created and enforced the rule of law, or the idea that all
members of society-even the rich and powerful-must obey
the law.
Define polytheism
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Define polytheism
Define monotheism
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Define monotheism
Belief in only one god
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False
What is a ziggurat?
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What is a ziggurat?
Mesopotamian temples that were pyramid-shaped brick
towers
What is cuneiform?
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What is cuneiform?
A system of writing created by the Sumerians that uses
triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
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What is Zoroastrianism?
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What is Zoroastrianism?
a monotheistic religion of the ancient Persian empire
founded by Zoroaster in the 6th century BC.
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What is an alphabet?
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What is an alphabet?
a small set of letters or symbols, each of which stands for a
single sound
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