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6HIS#2
6 History chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |