World History Chapter 2 Section 1

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Tigris River

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River that ran from the Zaggros mountains to the Persian Gulf
and was the eastern river that encased Mesopotamia.

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Euphrates River

Back 2

River that runs Asia Minor to the Persian Gulf and was the
western river that encased Mesopotamia.

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Mesopotamia

Back 3

The land between the rivers of the Tigris-Euphrates rivers.

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Fertile Crescent

Back 4

The land that included Mesopotamia and the area north and
south which was shaped similar to the “crescent moon.”

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Sumerians

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The people who inhabited the southern part of Mesopotamia.

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Polytheistic

Back 6

The practice of worshiping more than one god or goddess.

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Ur

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One of the most important city-states of Mesopotamia and home of Abraham.

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Uruk

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Another of the most important city-states of Mesopotamia.

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City-States

Back 9

The city and surrounding area governed by one government.

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Ziggurat

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Sumerian tower on which the temple was built.

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Theocracy

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A civilization where the government leader and the religious leader are the same.

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Cuneiform

Back 12

The first written language using a wedge-shaped alphabet.

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Akkadians

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People who inhabited the northern part of Mesopotamia and eventually became the rulers of the whole area.

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Sargon I

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King of the Akkadians who would conquer the rest of Mesopotamia and create the first empire.

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Empire

Back 15

A situation where the ruler of one government is also ruler of
another territory.

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Hammurabi

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6th King of the Akkadians who is remembered by history as the first to have written laws.