Mesopatamia Flashcards
A conseited city-state in the south
Sumer
A consisted city-state in the North
Akkad
a large Sumerian city-state
Uruk
Legendary Sumerian king
Gilgamesh
Akkadian king who united all of the city-states of Mesopotamia under his rule, forming the worlds first empire
Sargon
King of the Sumerian dynasty of Ur who was also the son of Ur-Nammu
Shulgi
A Sumerian king who founded the last and most successful dynasty of Ur
Ur-Nammu
Daughter of Sargon and was appointed the highest priestress
Enheduanna
a huge, pyramid shaped structure consisting of a series of stacked rectangular platforms
ziggurat
an organized community with established rules and traditions
society
the worship of many gods
polythesim
a professional writer
scribe
a form of wedge shaped writing used in ancient times
cuneiform
to defeat
conquer
a large territory consisting of many different places under the control of a single ruler
empire
