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Society Social Hierarchy a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority

Political Warrior-kings Share power w/ priests City-states Small, independent cities w/ surrounding villages & farms World’s 1st empire Code of Hammurabi

Interactions The Fertile Crescent Yearly flooding – irrigation ditches No natural barriers – build city walls w/ mid bricks

Culture Cuneiform Epic of Gilgamesh Religion Polytheistic Animistic Ziggurats Religious temple

Economics Agriculture Craftsmen & artisans Use of slave labor Phoenicians --- seafaring traders