Key Aspects of Ancient Mesopotamia
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BC/BCE
Calendar designations for years before and after Christ.
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Cuneiform
Ancient writing system using wedge-shaped marks.
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Behistun Inscription
Multilingual inscription by Darius the Great.
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Tigris/Euphrates
Major rivers defining Mesopotamian civilization.
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Lugal
Sumerian term for a king or ruler.
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Ziggurat
Stepped pyramid structure serving as a temple.
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Code of Hammurabi
Earliest written legal code from c. 1750 BCE.
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Epic of Gilgamesh
Ancient Mesopotamian epic poem about a hero.
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