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16 Cards in this Set
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Adad
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storm and rain god
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Anu
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father of the gods, god of heaven
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Apsu
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god of the primeval sweet waters
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Dumuzi (Tammuz)
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god of vegetation, fertility, and the underworld; husband of Ishtar
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Ea
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god of wisdom and patron of the arts
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Enlil
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god of earth, wind, and air
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Ishtar (Innana)
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goddess of love, fertility, and war; Queen of heaven
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Ninhursag
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mother goddess, creator of vegetation, wife of Enil
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Nisaba
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goddess of grain
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Shamash
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god of the sun, judge and law-giver, god of wisdom
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Sin (Nanna)
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goddess of the moon
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What was the Mesopotamian area governed by? (nature wise)
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the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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What was the purpose of humans in Mesopotamia?
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To serve the gods as servants/slaves
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Epic
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a long narrative poem that recounts the deeds of a hero in quest for meaning and identity, and embodies the ideas and culture from which it comes
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what is gilgamesh written in?
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cuneiform
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How did th Mesopotamians treat their dead?
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they created raised temple tours called ziggurats
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