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History Unit 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ziggurat | Stepped pyramids that housed temples and altars to the principal local deity |
| Epic of Gilgamesh | A collection of stories completed after 2000 BCE that were the principal vehicles for Mesopotamian reflections on moral issues |
| Invention of the wheel | Originated in Sumeria around 3500 BCE |
| Hammurabi's Laws | The most extensive and complete Mesopotamian law code up to that point |
| Effects of Hammurabi's laws | Established high standards of behavior and stern punishment for violators. Established a set of common standards that lent some degree of cultural unity to the far-flung Babylonian empire |
| Cuneiform | Sumerian style of using a reed to write on clay |
| Phoenicians | Created alphabetic writing and it spread much more rapidly than cuneiform |