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cuneiform
An ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
caravan
A procession traveling together in single file
specialization
The structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
technology
The application of the knowledge and usage of tools and ___ to control one's environment
fossil
Someone whose style is out of fashion
irrigation
Supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
empire
The domain ruled by an emperor or empress
domesticate
To adapt to the environment
nomad
A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
artifact
A man-made object taken as a whole
scribe
French playwright
artisan
A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
astronomer
A physicist who studies ___
province
The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
ziggurat
A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
tigris
An Asian river
euphrates
A river in southwestern Asia
babylon
The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of ___
hammurabi
Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia
unusual
Not usual or common or ordinary
code
A set of rules or principles or laws
assyrians
An extinct language of the ___ in ancient Mesopotamia (plural)
chaldeans
A wise man skilled in occult learning (plural)
sumer
An area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq

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