Lesson 2 Flashcards
1
Q
sumer
A
a southernmost reigon in Mesopotamia
2
Q
akkad
A
a region in Mesopotamia
3
Q
uruk
A
a large Sumerian city-state
4
Q
gilgasmesh
A
a semi-mythic King of Uruk of gilgamesh
5
Q
sargon
A
name or title for the first empire
6
Q
enheduanna
A
the title of high priests in a city-state
7
Q
ur-nammu
A
the founder of ur
8
Q
shulgi
A
the son of Ur-Nammu
9
Q
ziggurat
A
a huge pyramid shaped sructure
10
Q
society
A
an organized community with established rules and traditions
11
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polytheism
A
a type of writing that people learned and practiced
12
Q
scribe
A
a professional writer
13
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cuneiform
A
a form of wedge shaped writing
14
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conquer
A
defeated one another from one
15
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empire
A
a large territory consisted of many different places
