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6 Hist Ch 2 BJU
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| (Z) essay | pg. 22 |
| Akkadian Empire | world's first empire |
| arches, columns, and domes | three Sumerian architectural features |
| artisan | skilled craftsman |
| Asia Minor | a peninsula in western Asia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea |
| Assyrian Empire | empire that turned away from evil ways after Jonah preached repentance and received God's mercy |
| Babylonian Empire | Amorite civilization |
| city-state | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. |
| civilization | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes which occurred in early history, even before the flood. |
| cuneiform | A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets. |
| epic | A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds |
| Fertile Crescent | A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. |
| food surplus | extra food creation that allows people to engage in activities besides farming |
| Hammurabi | Amorite ruler of Babylon (r. 1792-1750 B.C.E.). He conquered many city-states in southern and northern Mesopotamia and is best known for a code of laws, inscribed on a black stone pillar, illustrating the principles to be used in legal cases. |
| Hammurabi's Code | a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire. No mention of God or sin against Him. |
| irrigation | A way of supplying water to an area of land |
| levees | an embankment or ridge built to prevent the overflow of a river. |
| Nebuchadnezzar | A Babylonian king who conquered Jerusalem,and built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, but later received God's judgment and became like a beast of the field |
| polytheism | the belief in or worship of more than one god. |
| priests | people the Sumerians relied on to gain the favor of the gods |
| Sargon I | emperor of the Akkadian Empire |
| scribes | professional record keepers for merchants, the temple and the government |
| Tigris and Euphrates Rivers | the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia. These rivers would flood and provide silt that made the soil fertile. |
| wheel | invention that improved transportation and pottery making |
| Ziggurat | A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians |
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