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History 02 Midterm Mesopotamia
History 02 Midterm Mesopotamia
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10/04/2016

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5000 BCE:
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Farmers brought crop-raising to Sumer in southern Mesopotamia
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3800 BCE:
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Uruk expanded into the first city
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2500 BCE:
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Sumerians established Scribal Schools
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2100 BCE:
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Mesopotamian temples became ziggurauts
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Cuneiform:
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Wedge shaped sumerian writing
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Polytheism:
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The worship of many Gods
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Hammurabi:
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Mesopotamia ruler who's greatest accomplishment was the creation of the Hammurabi Code.
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Hammurabi Code:
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Hammurabi's divine authority. A code of law that provides a wealth of information on people's everyday life in Mespopotamia. The code was corrupt, as it allowed for high society to simply pay bribes, but the code called for individuals of lower classes to face an eye for an eye punishment style. Not the first law code in Mesopotamia.
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Epic Poem:
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Stories of the successes and failures of heroes, that reflect the introspection of the people
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1755 BCE:
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When Hammurabi's extensive law code was introduced
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