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HMS ME vocab 3 & 4
Chapter 3, sections 3 & 4: Sumerian Achievements/Later Peoples of Fertile Cres.
Question | Answer |
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cuneiform | the world’s first system of writing |
pictographs | picture symbols |
scribe | writers in ancient Mesopotamia; this was a very special an important job, so few people had this job |
epics | long poems that tell the stories of heroes |
architecture | the science of building |
ziggurat | a pyramid-shaped temple tower |
chariot | a wheeled, horse-drawn battle car, used successfully by the Hittites |
Nebudchadnezzar | Chaldean ruler who rebuilt Babylon, including the beautiful Hanging Gardens |
alphabet | a set of letters that can be combined to form words |
Sargon | Sumerian ruler who established the world's first empire. |
Hammurabi | Babylonian ruler who created the first set of written laws. |
Assyrians | an empire that had fierce warriors |
Phoenicians | created the first alphabet; skilled sailors who expanded trade using sea routes |