lesson 2 Mesopotamia
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a huge, pyramid-shaped structure consisting of a series of stacked, regular platforms.
ziggurat
a city-state in northern Mesopotamia, the ruler of which conquered all the city-states of Mesopotamia and formed the world’s empire
Akkad
a large Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia
Uruk
Sumerian king whose adventures were recorded in the Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Akkadian king who united all of the city-states of Mesopotamia under his rule, forming the world’s first empire
Sargon
Daughter of Sargon and was appointed the high priestess of Ur.
Enheduanna
Sumerian king who founded the last and most successful dynasty of Ur.
Ur-Nummu
King of Sumerian dynasty of Ur who was also the son of Ur-Numma
Shulgi
an organized community with established rules and traditions
society
the worship of many gods
polytheism
a professional writer
scribe
a form of wedge shaped writing used in ancient times
cuneiform
to defeat
conquer
a large territory consisting of many different places under control of a single ruler
empire
a ruling family
dynasty