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Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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PLATEAUA FLAT ELEVATED AREA OF LAND
PLAINAN AREA OF FLAT, OPEN LAND
CITY-STATEA SELF-GOVERNING UNIT MADE UP OF A CITY AND ITS SURROUNDING VILLAGES AND FARMLAND
ADMINISTRATORA PERSON WHO MANAGES OR DIRECTS A GOVERNMENT OR ORGANIZATION
ARTISANA WORKER WHO IS SKILLED AT MAKING A PARTICULAR PRODUCT BY HAND
EPICA LONG POEM ABOUT A HERO
NOMADONE OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO MIGRATE WITH THEIR FLOCKS AND HERDS, MOVING WITH THE SEASONS TO FIND PASTURE AND WATER
POLYTHEISMBELIEF IN MORE THAN ONE GOD
PICTOGRAPHPICTURE-WRITING; A PICTURE THAT STANDS FOR A WORD OR IDEA
CUNEIFORMWEDGE-SHAPED CHARACTERS MADE WITH A REED STYLUS AND USED IN WRITING SEVERAL ANCIENT LANGUAGES
SCRIBEA PROFESSIONAL WRITER OR RECORD KEEPER
EMPIREA NATION AND THE OTHER NATIONS IT HAS CONQUERED; A POLITICAL UNIT OFTEN MADE UP OF SEVERAL NATIONS UNDER ONE AUTHORITY
CODEANY ORGANIZED SET OF LAWS OR RULES
EXILEENFORCED ABSENCE FROM ONE'S COUNTRY
ASTRONOMERA SCIENTIST WHO OBSERVES AND STUDIES CELESTIAL BODIES SUCH AS STARS AND THE PLANETS
IRRIGATIONTHE ACT OF SUPPLYING DRY LANDS WITH WATER BY MEANS OF CANALS, DITCHES, PIPES, AND STREAMS
FERTILE CRESENTTHE LAND MADE FERTILE BECAUSE ANCIENT FARMERS USED WATER FROM THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS TO IRRIGATE CROPS
SARGONFIRST EMPIRE
SHAMSHI-ADADRULED WITH FORCE AND TRADE
HAMMURABICREATED THE LAW CODE
GOVERNMENT OF CITY-STATESKINGS AND PRIESTS
FROMS OF WRITNGPICTOGRAPHS AND CUNEIFROMS
ADAD-NIRARIARMIES LOOTED AND PLUNDERED, GATHERING GOLD, SILVER, JEWELS, AND OTHER WEALTH
NEBUCHADNEZZARREBUILT THE ZIGGURAT AND NAMED THE HANGING GARDENS AS ON OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
NABONIDUSTHE FALL OF THE BABYLONIAN EMPIRE OCCURED UNDER THIS RULER


Lansing Eastern High School
Lansing, MI

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