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SP/EG Mesopotamia

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Alphabet – Alfabeto A set of letters that can be combined to form words - Un conjunto de letras que se pueden combinar para formar palabras.
Architecture – Arquitectura The science and art of building - La ciencia y el arte de construir edificios.
Babylon – Babilonia An ancient city in Mesopotamia that became the center of the Babylonian Empire - Una ciudad antigua de Mesopotamia que se convirtió en el centro del Imperio babilónico.
Canals – Canales Human-made waterways - Vías de agua construidas por los seres humanos.
Chariot – Carro de guerra A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle - Un vehículo con ruedas tirado por caballos y utilizado en la batalla.
City-State – Ciudad-estado A self-governing city, often with surrounding lands - Una ciudad que se gobierna a sí misma, a menudo con tierras cercanas.
Civilization – Civilización An organized society within a specific region - Una sociedad organizada dentro de una región específica.
Cuneiform – Escritura cuneiforme The world's first system of writing - El primer sistema de escritura del mundo.
Division of Labor – División del trabajo Workers specializing in a particular job or task - Trabajadores que se especializan en un trabajo o tarea específica.
Empire – Imperio Different territories and people under a single rule - Diferentes territorios y pueblos bajo un solo gobierno.
Epic – Poema épico A long poem that tells stories about heroes - Un poema largo que cuenta historias sobre héroes.
Fertile Crescent – Creciente Fértil A large region of fertile soil - Una gran región de tierra fértil.
Gilgamesh – Gilgamesh One of Uruk's kings and a legendary figure in Sumerian literature - Uno de los reyes de Uruk y una figura legendaria de la literatura sumeria.
Hammurabi – Hammurabi The king of Babylon who created a famous set of laws - El rey de Babilonia que creó un famoso conjunto de leyes.
Hammurabi's Code – Código de Hammurabi A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life - Un conjunto de 282 leyes que trataban casi todos los aspectos de la vida diaria.
Irrigation – Riego A way of supplying water to an area of land - Una forma de suministrar agua a una zona de tierra.
Nebuchadnezzar – Nabucodonosor The most famous Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city - El rey caldeo más famoso, quien reconstruyó Babilonia y la convirtió en una ciudad hermosa.
Pictograph – Pictograma A picture system of communication - Un sistema de comunicación mediante dibujos o imágenes.
Polytheism – Politeísmo The worship of many gods - La adoración de muchos dioses.
Scribe – Escriba A person hired to write and document important information - Una persona contratada para escribir y registrar información importante.
Silt – Limo A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks - Una mezcla de tierra rica y pequeñas rocas.
Social Hierarchy – Jerarquía social A division by rank or class - Una división según el rango o la clase social.
Sumer – Sumeria An ancient civilization in Mesopotamia located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers - Una civilización antigua de Mesopotamia ubicada entre los ríos Tigris y Éufrates.
Surplus – Excedente More than needed - Más de lo necesario.
Ziggurat – Zigurat A pyramid-shaped temple in ancient Sumerian cities - Un templo con forma de pirámide en las antiguas ciudades sumerias.
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