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Unit 1 Ch 3 Sec 3-4
Sumerian Achievements & Later People of the Fertile Crescent
Term | Definition |
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cuneiform | the world's first writing system |
pictographs | picture symbols |
scribe | someone who is hired to write |
epics | long poems that tell stories of heroes |
architecture | the science of building |
ziggurat | a pyramid-shaped temple tower |
Epic of Gilgamesh | the world's oldest epic that tells the story of a legendary king |
monarch | the ruler of a kingdom or empire |
Hammurabi's Code | the earliest known written collection of laws |
chariot | a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle |
alphabet | a set of letters that can be combined to form words |