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stratigraphy |
branch of geology that studies rock layers and layering. modern excavation techniques use this idea. Sedimentation takes place according to principles |
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Tell/Tepe/Huyuk |
a raised mound marking the site of an ancient city, |
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Relative and absolute chronology |
absolute-determines age of feature or event in years relative determines the age of feature or event relative to other events |
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Sumerian and Akkadian langauges |
akkadian-semetic speaking people, words have roots that can be added to to create ideas sumerian- piece symbols together to create idea, first used the cuneiform writing system akkadian became more popular language in mesopotamia |
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Eridu |
archaeological site in mesopotamia considered to be the first city in the world created by gods 5400 BC where great goddess inanna traveled to receive gifts of civilization to bring home to her city of Uruk |
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Ea/Enki |
great water god eridu was home of her |
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Abzu and Tiamat |
tiamat is a primordial goddess of the ocean she mated with abzu who is the god of water |
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Me |
decree of god, important in understanding the relationship between gods and humanity foundational to social institutions, religion etc. originally collected by Enlil |
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Inanna/ishtar |
most prominent female deity in mesopotamia ruled over Uruk goddess of love/fertility/warfare |
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Sacred Marriage Ritual |
sexual ritual that happens between god and goddess between En and Inanna |
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bevel rim bowl |
undecorated, mass produced, porous so cant hold liquid, 4th millenium BC, maybe used to transfer grain |
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En |
priest king |
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Uruk Phenomenon |
the development of uruk as the first city expansion and exploitation of material resources and the creation of an organized society |
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Enuma Elish(Babylonian Creation Myth) |
babylonian creation myth recorded on 7 clay tabletsm might have been used as a ritual Abzu and Tiamet are involved in this creation |
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ziggurat |
a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surrounded by a temple |
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pictogram and logogram |
logogram- signs that represent words or morphemes |
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cuneiform |
a writing form first developed by sumerians in 3500 BC wedge shaped marks on clay |
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intaglio |
reverse relief image is raised on final surface used with cylinder seals |
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Enmerker and the Lord of Aratta |
sumerian account describing conflict between enmerker and a kind of aratta 3 tasks were requested by aratta enmarker won the contest |
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votive |
objects displayed in order to gain favor with religious forces, not used for other purposes |
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monolith |
large single, upright stone of block that serves as a pillar or monument |
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Ensi |
sumerian title indicating ruler or prince of a city state rulers of Lagash, Gudea also satisfied this title |
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Lost wax casting |
duplicate metal sculpture is made from original sculpture |
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Ninigirsu/Ninurta |
god of rain, fertility patron deity of sumerian city of girsu |
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Imdugud |
bird can breathe fire monster |
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Giparu |
temple that was the house of the entu priestess men were forbidden to enter |
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Kuzbu |
gods had sexual allure |
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Oneironmancy/mantic |
interpretation of dreams to predict future |
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king of the four corners of the world |
was cyrus the great founder of archaemenid empire |
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Epic of Gilgamesh |
epic poem from mesopotamia begins with poems about bilgamesh, king of Uruk |
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Shamash |
mesopotamian deity and sun god god of justice |
