Geography/Cities Flashcards
1
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Mesopotamia
A
“land between two rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates)
2
Q
Kiš
A
city in Sumer
associated with Etana (first king of Kiš) and Aga (king during Gilgamesh era)
3
Q
El-Amarna/Akhetaten
A
capital of Egypt, trading partner with Mesopotamia during International Period
4
Q
Ur
A
city in Sumer
associated with Sin
secular capital
5
Q
Eridu
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city in Sumer
associated with Ea/Enki
6
Q
Nippur
A
city in Sumer
associated with Enlil and Ninurta
7
Q
Larsa/Sippar
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city in Sumer
associated with Shamash/Utu
8
Q
Babylon
A
capital of Babylonia
associated with Marduk
9
Q
Anatolia
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located in the outskirts of Mesopotamia
home of the Hittites
10
Q
Nineveh
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Assyrian capital during Neo-Assyrian period