Languages/Cultures Flashcards
1
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Sumerian
A
first known attested written language
language isolate linguistically - made deciphering difficult
2
Q
Akkadian
A
Semitic language
3
Q
Cuneiform
A
writing system used for Sumerian and Akkadian
“wedge-shaped”/”nail-writing”
first evidence of cuneiform during Uruk Period
4
Q
Kassites
A
ruled Babylon during Middle Babylonian period
5
Q
Hittites
A
Indo-European people of Anatolia
formed a confederacy with Babylon, Mitanni, and Egypt
“land of a thousand gods” because honored the gods of those they conquered
6
Q
Cash Cah
A
mountain people who raided the Hittites
