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History of Mesopotamia Study Guide Part 1 Analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the early civilizations of Mesopotamia. SS.2 Civilization- A community of people that develops into a large population with high levels of cultural and technological development. Irrigation - ancient farmers would not have been able to water their crops in the hot, dry months with water from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Cuneiform - first ever writing system City-States - Babylon became one of the most powerful in Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia - “Land between two rivers” Fertile Crescent - an area of land reaching up from Egypt and extending down into Iraq. It was an area where farming first developed and where the first towns were established. Monarch – Sargon was the first Mesopotamian monarch. Empire - Assyrians were able to create a very large empire because of their weapons and army. Polytheism - belief in many gods Scribe- helped the kings to keep records and write laws. The Fertile Crescent was the first place in the world where communities began farming. Euphrates and Tigris Iraq Crete a larger and more stable food supply Hammurabi Temples built for the gods