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Cuneiform
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The world’s first writing system.
2
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Pictographs
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A picture symbol that represents an object
3
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Scribe
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A writer, especially in ancient times
4
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Epics
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Long poems that tell the stories of heroes.
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Architecture
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The science of building
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Ziggurat
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A pyramid-shaped temple tower
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Monarch
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A ruler of a kingdom or an empire. Royalty
8
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Hammurabi’s Code
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A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life.
9
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Chariot
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A wheeled horsedrawn cart used in battle.
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Nebuchadnezzar
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The most famous Chaldean king. He rebuilt Babylon into a grand palace. Known for the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Alphabet
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A set of letters that can be combined to form words.
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