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Chapter 11
ANTH 201 - McGill University
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2011

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Uruk period
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The period between 4000 and 3200 B. C. during which the first cities in Mesopotamia were developed.
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early dynastic period
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The period that follows the Uruk period, during which southern Mesopotamia was home to a series of city states.
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ziggurat
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Stepped pyramid found in many Mesopotamian temple precincts.
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bevel- rim bowls
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Small undecorated vessels made of coarse clay that are ubiquitous on Uruk- period sites.
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cuneiform
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A writing system in which signs were impressed in wet clay. It was used to write a range of languages, including Sumerian and Akkadian.
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cylinder seals
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One of the methods developed by Mesopotamian scribes to mark ownership.
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narmer palette
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Artifact discovered at the site of the Hierakonpolis; its two sides show the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under King Narmer.
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first dynasty
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the dynasty based in hierakonpolis and Abydos in upper Egypt.
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ma'at
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A concept that combines the virtues of balance and justice; it was of central importance to Egyptian society.
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King Djoser
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the third dynasty Egyptian king who constructed the first pyramid, located at Saqqara.
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cheops
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A Fourth Dynasty Egyptian king who constructed the first and largest pyramid ever built at Giza.
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cepheren
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A Fourth Dynasty Egyptian king who constructed a pyramid at Giza that was slightly smaller than the one constructed by Cheops. The great Sphinx is located alongside the Cepheren Valley Temple.
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mycerinus
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The last Fourth Dynasty Egyptian king to build a pyramid at Giza; it was smaller than the other pyramids and at least partially sheathed in polished granite.
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akhenaten
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a religious reformer who built the city of amarna.
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