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the flat plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern iraq where the world's first civilization developed
Mesopotamia
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a hard, brown-orange earthenware clay of fine quality, often used for architectural decorations, figurines, and so on
terracotta
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ancient mesopotamian round structures that often were attached to a rectangular antechamber or annex, resulting in a keyhole shape
tholoi
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a piece of inscribed stone used by administrators to impress a symbol on wet pieces of clay or bitumen in order to keep track of goods
seal stamp
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a large pyramid in mesopotamia consisting of many stepped levels
ziggurat
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the officially recognized gods of a people
pantheon
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a red or reddish variety of chalcedony used in jewelry
carnelian
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the ancient practice of seeking knowledge by reading cracks on bones
scapulimancy
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a soft stone with a soapy feel that is easy to carve; often referred to as steatite
soapstone
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a hollow clay sphere or envelope used to enclose clay tokens in ancient mesopotamia
bulla
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a writing system of ancient mesopotamia involving a series of wedge-shaped marks to convey a message or text
cuneiform
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the process or act of being enclosed by either environmental boundaries, such as mountains, oceans, and rivers, or social boundaries, such as neighboring groups of people
circumscription
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the term used to describe an effect or process resulting from human activity
anthropogenic
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