Kings, Key Words and Babylonians
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| Sargon (of Akkaad) | Created the first empire by defeating the Sumerian city-states. Became king by murdering the ruler of Kish, taking his throne and building his own army.
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| Shamshi-Adad (of Assyria) | Built the Assyrian Empire into a trade and military.
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| Hammurabi (of Babylonia) | Developed a code of laws. Created the Babylonian Empire and ruled all of Mesopotamia.
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| Nebuchadnezzar (of New Babylonia) | Punished the Jews people severely when they refused to pay tax. Ruled an empire that was remembered for it's achievements in astronomy and math.(place value, divided an hour into 60 minutes developed more accurate calendars, and built temples, great city
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| Tiglath-Pileser 3 (of new Assyria) | Began the practice of relocating rebellious people to another place.
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| epic | a long poem about a super hero or hero
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| polytheism | belief in many gods
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| nomad | people who move with their flocks and herds
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| scribe | a professional writer or record keeper
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| cuneform | wedged-shaped characters made with a reed stylus and used in writing several ancient languages.
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| pictograph | pictures that stand for words or ideas
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| empire | a nation and other nations it has conqueed or the leader of something
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| code | an organized set of laws or rules
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| exile | enforced absent from one's own country
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| astronomer | a scientist who observes and studies the universe beyond the Earth.
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