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Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations

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ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3200-2000 BC Sumer
three city-states of Sumer Ur, Uruk, Lagash
city of which Gilgamesh was king Uruk
warrior king who united Sumer Sargon
King of Uruk Gilgamesh
an oral tradition in Sumer about an oppressive king whom the gods teach a lesson Epic of Gilgamesh
number of clay tablets on which Epic of Gilgamesh is written 12
greatest leader of Old Babylon Hammurabi
Greatest city of Assyria Nineveh
Civilization known for its brutality, including leading people into exile by means of fishhooks Assyria
technology in which the Hittites were advanced metallurgy
won 34 battles and then washed his sword in the Persian Gulf, signifying the end of his fighting Sargon
writing used for the Epic of Gilgamesh cuneiform
greatest leader of Old Babylon Hammurabi
Period of Hammurabi's reign 1792-1750 BC
8 foot tall black stone found in the Persian mountains in 1901 Code of Hammurabi
current location where Code of Hammurabi is on display Louvre
number of laws in the Code of Hammurabi 282
method of determining guilt or innocence when evidence was lacking, according to Hammurabi's code trial by ordeal
major Mesopotamian mythical literary work Epic of Gilgamesh
leading city of the Hittites, excavated in 1907, yielded 20,000 clay tablets Hattusas
female ruler of Asyria from 810-805 BC Sammuramat
Caldean ruler who rebuilt Bablylon Nebuchadnezzar
dates of Nebuchadnezzar's rule 604-562 BC
magnificent entrance in the great wall of Babylon Ishtar Gate
our name for the planet/goddess to whom the Ishtar Gate is dedicated Venus
word for wedge, from which we derive the name of a type writing done with a wedge-shaped stylus cuneus
military leader of the Assyrians who built Nineveh Sennacherib
dates of Sennacherib's reign 705-681
Assyrian ruler who completed the great library at Nineveh Assurbanipal
the name for the planet/goddess Venus in Babylon and Assyria Ishtar
Important Babylonian astronomer who studied eclipses and used extensive technical vocabulary Nabu-rimanni
Important Babylonian astronomer who worked with lunar and solar calendars and predicted the varying speeds of the moon Kidinnu
Location of most astronomical records from Mesopotamia library at Nineveh
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