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MESOPOTAMIA N SUMER
Term | Definition |
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FERTILE CRESCENT | LARGE BAND OF FERTILE LAND FORMS AN OASIS IN THE MIDST OF DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS |
MESOPOTAMIA | THE AREA BETWEEN THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS |
ZIGGURAT | A PYRAMID SHAPED STRUCTURE THAT STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY-STATE |
CITY-STATE | A POLITICAL UNIT WITH ITS OWN GOVERNMENT |
POLYTHESISM | THE WORSHIP OF MANY GODS |
DYNASTY | A SERIES OF RULERS FROM ONE FAMILY |
CUNEIFORM | THE EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING DEVELOPED BY THE ANCIENT SUMERIANS |
SARGON | AKKADIAN RULER IN 2330 BC |
HAMMURABI | THE AMORITE KING IN 1729 BC |
INDO-EUROPEANS | |
STEPPES | |
NEBUCHADNEZZAR II |