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6HIS#2
6 History chapter 2
Term | Definition |
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cuneiform | wedge shaped writing |
epic | long poem about the actions of a hero |
Hammurabi's Code | collection of Mesopotamian laws |
Epic of Gilgamesh | Mesopotamian poem describing adventures & eternal life of a legendary hero |
empire | group of nations under one government |
phalanx | group of warriors who stood close together in formation |
Sargon I | ruler of the Sumerian city-state Kish ca. 2270 BC; established the first empire |
Hammurabi | king of the Amorites & ruler of the Babylonian Empire |
Nebuchadnezzar II | king of Babylon & the Chaldean Empire ca. 612 BC |
Jonah | prophet whom God sent to Nineveh to tell the Assyrians to repent |
astronomy | the scientific study of the stars & heavenly objects |
astrology | studying the movements & positions of the sun, moon, stars, and planets in the belief that they influence people's lives |
Nineveh | capital city of the Assyrian Empire; beside the Tigris River |
Asia Minor | peninsula between the Black Sea & the Mediterranean Sea, in the present-day country of Turkey |