World History
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| Mesopotamia | Land between Tigris and Euphrates River.
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| Sir Leonard Woolly | British Archaeologist that proved an ancient ruin in the Middle East was the biblical of city of UR.
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| climate | 7 inches fo rainfal; 50-93 degrees fahrenheit
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| Natural Resources | Petroleum, natural gas, water
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| Ur | Modern Iraq
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| Archaeologist | Men and women who study objects from the past to learn about the people who made and used them.
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| Artifacts | Clay tablets, pottery, jewelry, sculptures and coins.
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| Artifacts | Often give clues about a person's lifestyle and character traits.
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| Tell | Archaeologists often choose an excavation site because of the presence of this mound. Means high
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| camel | Ridden behind the hump
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| Wheel | Sumerian farmers were the first to use this.
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| tablet-house | Place where Sumerian students attended school
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| cuniform | "wedge-shaped" writing, first kind of written language on clay tablets
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| Artisans | skilled craftsman
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| BC | Means "before Christ"
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| ziggurat | Temple Tower that rose 3 levels with a shrine on top.
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| Discipline | The man in charge of the whip maintained...
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| Proverb | A sweet word is everyone's friend. A wise saying.
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| school father | the chief teacher who gave the students lessons to practice.
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| Polytheism | Greek word meaning many gods.
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| City-State | An independent city and its surrounding land.
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| Irrigation | System that brought water from the river to the Sumerian farms.
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| Flax Plant | Sumerians spun linen thread from these long fibers.
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| Fish and Bread | Most important food in the Sumerians diet.
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| 600 | The Sumerian language had over how many symbols
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| Sumerians | First to use the wheel to make clay pots.
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| Lapis lazuli | a blue stone
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| AD | Time period in which you were born
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| Artisans | Skilled craftsmen
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| Exports | Goods sold to foreign traders
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| Shell Inlay | shells arranged to form a design like a puzzle.
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