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Mesopotamia Vocab
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7th Grade
10/26/2010

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city-state
Definition
area made of a city and the surrounding farmland
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Mesopotamia
Definition
"land between the rivers"
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ziggurat
Definition
Sumerian temple;
"mountain of god"
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Hammurabi
Definition
Babylonian king who creates 1st code of law
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Sumer
Definition
area of Mesopotamia where the 1st civilization began
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Sargon
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ruler from Akkad who conquered Sumer
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Tigris
Definition
easternmost of the twin rivers
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cuneiform
Definition
Sumerian writing made of 100's of wedge-shaped markings
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Euphrates
Definition
westernmost of the twin rivers
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levees
Definition
raised areas of soil to keep back floodwaters
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culture
Definition
way of life
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artisans
Definition
skilled workers
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hereditary
Definition
passed down from parent to child
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empire
Definition
group of states under one ruler
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reign
Definition
period of power
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Gilgamesh
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one of the most famous Sumerian priest-kings
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scribe
Definition
a writer
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reform
Definition
an improvement
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