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Ch.5,L2 vocab-Mrs. L
Ch. 5,L2 vocab- Mrs. L.
Question | Answer |
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A system of writing that used wedge-shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas, and objects | cuneiform |
A self-governing city, often with surrounding lands and villages. | city-state |
A large temple located in the centers of ancient Sumerian cities | ziggurat |
The belief in many gods and goddesses | polytheism |
A written set of laws that apply to everyone under a goverment | code of law |
King of the city-state Kish;united the city-states of Sumer to create an empire | Sargon |
King of Babylonian empire;creator of the Code of Hammurabi, one of the world's oldest codes of law | Hammurabi |
A group of ancient city-states in southern Mesopotamia;the earliest civilization in Mesopotamia | Sumer |
An ancient Mesopotamia empire that extended thoughout the Fertile Cresent in the 1700s B.C. | Babylonia |