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Mesopotamia flashcards
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History
6th Grade
10/02/2011

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Mesopotamia
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the place where modern Iraq is found
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Civilization
Definition
a more advanced form of organized life: civilizations usually have more complex forms of social, political, military, and religious life.
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Hammurabi
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a famous emperor of ancient Mesopotamia, ruled from 1792 to 1750 B.C.
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Fertile Crescent
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a nickname for Mesopotamia that refers to the areas shape and fertile soil
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Sumerians
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the first inhabitants of the area, organized the first city-states.
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City-states
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made up of a city and the areas it controls.
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Class System
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society was divided into different social groups
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Cuneiform
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Sumerian developed system of writing
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Stylus
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an instrument with a pointed end, used for writing and printmaking, which makes a delicate line or scratch.
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Scribe
Definition
society’s record keepers
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Ziggurat
Definition
temple built on a pyramid-shaped tower
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polytheism
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a person that believes in two or more gods
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monotheism
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a person that believes in one god
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empire
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collection of kingdoms under the power of one powerful ruler.
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Gilgamesh
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one of ancient Mesopotamia's most legendary historical figures. He was a heroical priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk.
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