Global Vocab Quiz 2 Flashcards
akkadian
a person that is of Akkad, or the language
semetic
people that speak languages like hebrew, arabic, and aramic
Hammurabi
king of babylonia, created hammurabis code
codified
to arange laws and rules into a systematic code
babylon
an ancient city of SW asia
deity
god or goddess
polytheistic
belief in multiple gods
bronze
A metal alloy used to make different tools
complex society
social formation and developed state with more complex aspects of society (GRAPJSEC)
material culture
culture of which physical things are used to define culture
bureaucracy
a type of government where decisions are made by state officials rather than representatives or the people
monumental architecture
large man made structures that are placed in public places. ex pyramids, tombs etc
merchant
person involved in trade
artisans
worker skilled in trade but with handmade objects like art
social mobility
movement of people in social sections
textile
woven fabric
irrigation
changing the land to have water flow easier for agriculture
Ur
The first Mesopotamian city
fertile crescent
area of land in present day Iraq, which had very fertile land because of the two rivers surrounding it
Sumer
site of sumerian civilization
ziggurat
a tower/temple built for worship
city state
own independent state, with its own law, government, law, etc.
Epic of Giglamesh
ancient poem of the old world, contains story of the king Giglamesh
Cuneform
way of writing from mesopotamia
