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20 Cards in this Set
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What did Sumerians look like?
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Short, Stocky, black haired people
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Whats does Mesopotamia mean?
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The land between two rivers
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What does ziggurat mean?
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Mountian of god or Hill of heaven
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What was a City-State?
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Made up of the city and the farmland around it
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What was an Artisian?
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A skilled worker
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What was Cuneiform?
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Hurdreds of wedge-shaped markings
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What were Priest-kings?
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One of the most famous people
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What was a scribe?
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A writer
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What does hereditary mean?
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Passed down from parent to child
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What does culture mean?
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Way of life
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What does Empire mean?
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A group of states under one ruler
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What does Reform mean?
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The improve
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What did Hammurabi's code cover?
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Just about everything in daily life
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What does Surplus mean?
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More than enough; Extra
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How long did Hammurabi rule for?
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More than 40 years
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What does Reign mean?
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Period of power
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How far did Hammurabi's rule extend?
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All the way to the Mediterranean Sea
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Where did Sargon I rule?
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An area in northern Mesopotamia called Akkad
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Who was Gilgamesh?
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He was one of the most famous Priest-kings
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Who could go to school?
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The sons of the rich
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