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HMS ME vocab 2
Chapter 3, Section 2: The Rise of Sumer
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rural | countryside area |
| urban | city areas |
| city-state | a city and all the countryside around it |
| empire | an area of many territories and people that are controlled by one government |
| polytheism | the worship of many gods |
| priests | people who performed religious ceremonies |
| social hierarchy | (social class)grouping people by rank or class |
| Gilgamesh | a king who became a legend in Sumerian literature |
| Sargon | a strong ruler who created the first empire |