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Mesopotamia SG
A study guide for Mesopotamian unit
Term | Definition |
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Myth | a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world |
Epic | a story of gilgamesh |
Monotheism | belief in one god |
Gilgamesh | was the fifth king of the Sumerian city of Uruk. He became known as a demigod with superhuman strength in later legends and tales such as the Epic of Gilgamesh |
Enkidu | Wild man sent by the gods |
Utnapishtim | The ancient one and his wife was granted immortality |
Silt | Fine particles of fertile soil |
Scribe | A person who writes out or copies documents: often a record keeper |
Polytheism | Belief in many gods |
Urshanabi | The boatman in the epic of gilgamesh |
Ishtar | Was a great |
Caravan | |
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Bazaar | |
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Prophet | |
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