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11 Cards in this Set
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Sargon
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Conquered Sumer. Empire consisted of Akkad and Sumer. Lead the Akkadians.
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Cuneiform
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The sumerian form of writing that started first as symbols and pictures stamped in stone. Then it became wedges pieces that were made in clay.
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Ziggurat
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Home for the gods or goddesses. It was tiered with steps going up and there was usually a shrine on the top.
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Hamurabi
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Babylonian. Founder of Babylonian Empire and greatest Amorite Ruler. Conquered Sumer.
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Hammmurabi's Code
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Contained laws. Equality before the law. Slaves have no rights. An Eye for an eye. Let the buyer beware.
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Epic of Gilgamesh
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Sumerian-Babylonian hybrid. Adventures of a hero. Influenced the old testament.
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Chaldeans
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The New Babylonians. They were masters of Mesopotamia. Leader was Nebuchadnezzar. 5 Wandering stars. AStrology.
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Hieroglyphic
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System of Egyptian writing
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Re
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The sun god. All of the guardian deities were merged into this one god. Under theban rulers, this deity was called Amon or Amon-re
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The Old Kingdom
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Founded by Zoser. Founded on a policy of peace. they were just worried about their own nation.
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Akenaton
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Formerly Amenhotep IV. Wife Nefertiti. Deemed himself Aton's heir. Changed from polytheistic to monotheistic.
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