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Middle East Vocab #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alphabet | a writing system where one symbol represents a simple vocal sound, first invented by the Phoenicians |
| Assyrian Empire | powerful empire that dominated the Fertile Crescent and Egypt around 700 B.C. their brutality contributed to their rise to power |
| Babylonian Empire | empire that came to dominate Mesopotamia around 2000 BC, it’s the empire Hammurrabi came to rule around 1700 B.C. which is where Hammurabi’s Code is from |
| Cultural Diffusion | the spread of ideas/technology/culture etc. from one place to another |
| Cuneiform | Sumerian writing system, consisted of wedge shaped markings that represented spoken syllables |
| Hammurabi’s code | – first ever written legal code, based on idea of an eye for eye, revenge as justice, was also unequal between social classes |
| Mesopotamia | the land between two rivers – Tigris and Euphrates, home of the word’s first civilization –the Sumerians |
| Persian Empire | the largest of the ancient empires of the middle East, at their height under a man named Darius |
| Phoenicians | civilization that began on the Eastern Coast of the Mediterranean Sea, prosperous merchants, invented the alphabet, and spread it through trade and colonies |
| Sumer | the oldest civilization in recorded history, thrived in Mesopotamia |
| Theocracy | type of government where religious leaders / figures rule |
| Ziggurat | Sumerian pyramids that were used as both temples and government centers |
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