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Vocabulary Test Review 2014
Mesopotamia Vocabulary Test Review 2014
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Tribute
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A payment of money or goods by one ruler to another in order to ensure protection.
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Justice
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Fair treatment of people, in keeping
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Hammurabi
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The ruler of the Babylonian Empire from 1792BC to 1750BC.
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Emperor
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The ruler of an empire.
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Scribe
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A person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper.
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Stylus
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A sharpened reed used to press markings into clay tablets.
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Bronze
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A metal that is a mixture of copper and tin.
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Polytheism
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A belief in many gods and goddesses.
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Ziggurat
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An ancient Sumerian or Babylonian temple that rose in a series of step like levels.
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Civilization
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Human society with an advanced level of development in social & political organization & in the arts & sciences.
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City-State
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A political unit that includes a city and its nearby homelands.
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Sumer
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An ancient region of southern Mesopotamia, in which civilization arose around 3300BC.
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King
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The highest -ranking leader of a group of people.
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Pictograph
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A picture or drawing that represents a word or an idea in an early system of writing.
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Cuneiform
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An ancient writing system developed by the Sumerians, made up of wedge-shaped markings.
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Empire
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A group of territories and peoples brought together under one supreme ruler.
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Fertile Crescent
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An area of rich soil in the Middle East, stretching from the Mediterranean Sea through Mesopotamia.
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Code of Law
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A set of written rules for people to obey.
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Exile
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Forced removal from one’s homeland.
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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An artificial mountain covered with trees and plants, built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife. One of the 7 wonders of the world.
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