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Mesopotamia Section 2
Horrell Lamb Stroup
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6th Grade
10/21/2010

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Term
rural
Definition
countryside: farms or open land
p.60
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urban
Definition
city: many buildings built close together, paved streets, high population
p.60
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city-state
Definition
a city and all the countryside around it
p.60
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Gilgamesh
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King of Uruk, a city-state in Sumer. He became a legendary character in Sumerian literature
pp.61, R29
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Sargon
Definition
King of Akkad, a land north of Sumer. Builder of the world's first empire after defeating Sumer and northern Mesopotamia
pp. 61, R34
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empire
Definition
land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
p.61
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polytheism
Definition
the worship of many gods
p.62
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priests
Definition
people who performed religious ceremonies
p.63
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social hierarchy
Definition
the division of society by rank or class
p.63
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monotheism
Definition
the worship of one God
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suburban
Definition
a smaller community within commuting distance of a city
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