lesson 2 mesopotamia Flashcards

1
Q

A powerful city-state in southern Mesopotamia.

A

Sumer

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2
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A city-state in northern Mesopotamia, the ruler of which conquered all of the city-states of Mesopotamia and formed the worlds first empire.

A

Akkad

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3
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A large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia.

A

Uruk

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4
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c. 2700 b.c Sumerian king whose adventures were recovered in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

A

Gilgamesh

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5
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Akkadian who united all of the city-sates of Mesopotamia under his rule, forming the world’s first empire.

A

Sargon

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6
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Daughter of Sargon and was appointed the high priestess of Ur.

A

Enheduanna

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7
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Sumerian king who founded the last and most successful dynasty of Ur.

A

Ur-Nammu

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8
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King of Sumerian dynasty of Ur who was also the son of Ur-Nammu.

A

Shulgi

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9
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A huge, pyramid structure consisting of series of stacked, rectangular platforms.

A

ziggurat

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10
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An organized community with established rules and tradition.

A

society

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11
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The worship of many gods.

A

polytheism

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12
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A professional writer.

A

scribe

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13
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A form of wedged shaped tools used for writing in ancient times.

A

cuneiform

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14
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To defeat

A

conquer

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15
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a large territory consisting of many different places under the control of a single ruler.

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empire

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16
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A ruling family

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dynasty