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writer
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artisan
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skilled worker
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Calvery
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Soldiers with horses
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Enkidu
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legendary friend of Gilgamish
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Bible:
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Holy book for Christians.
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Sargon
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first ruler Akadian Empire
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3,000 BC
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date writing was invented
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head of a household
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the husband
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goods
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articles of trade; wares; merchandise
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Mesopotamain Empires
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From Oldest to Newest
Akkadian
Babylonian
Assyrian
New Babylonian
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Gilgamesh
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mythical Sumerian king who searched for immortality
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cuneiform
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system of writing used in Sumer
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Asia
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The continent that the Fertile Crescent is located
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Mesopotamia
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worlds 1st civilization, land between the rivers
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Polytheism
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belief in more than one god
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2370-1650 BC
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The Akkadian period spans this time
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( ) were punished more serverely
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upper class
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administrator
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a manager; one who directs a government or organization
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agriculture
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the science and practice of raising crops and animals
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17 million
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# people who follow Judaism today
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myth
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a traditional story; in some cultures, a legend that explains people's beliefs
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walls built around fields to prevent flooding
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levees
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nomad
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people who moved with their flocks and herds
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Israelites
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Lived by the Ten Commandments and the Jewish religion.
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epics
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long poems that tell the stories of heroes
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How many laws are in Hammurabi's Code
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Over 280
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iron
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weapons in Assyria were made of this metal
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Sumerian Tombs
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found in the Royal Cementary of Ur
Showed that sumer was a highly developed society, they had skilled craftworkers, they did long distance trade, tombs contained metals, precious stones, jewerly and weapons
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cylinder seal
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a small, barrel-shaped tube of carved stone or baked clay that could be rolled accross the clay creating a one of a kind design; identified the owner of the goods and sealed the shipment against the greedy fingers of thieves, acted as a signature on "documents"
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king
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a person or thing preeminent in its class:
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Wheat, Flax, and Dates
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These were the crops of Mesopotamia
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only ( ) were allowed to enter the god's home (the top of the ziggurat)
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priests
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Theocracy: (thee/AHK/ruh/see)
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A country ruled by a religious leader. (p. 441)
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Assyria and Babylonia
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two empires that became very powerful in Mesopotamia
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Two names for this region.
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Fertile crescentLand between two rivers
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when the power of Sumer started to fade
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about 2400 B.C.
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Absolute location
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The exact spot or area on the globe. Usually related to the use of coordinates.
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Who was Sargon the Great?
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Established the empire of Akkad and conquered all
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