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Ziggurat

Front

A pyramid shaped temple tower

Back

Indus Valley Civilization

Front

an early civilization, known for its advanced culture, that developed in the Indus River valley in India

Back

Gilgamesh

Front

A legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories

Back

when did the flood begin

Front

4000-3500 b.c

Back

What is the Fertile Crescent?

Front

A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland

Back

Cuniform

Front

"wedge-shaped," a system of writing developed by the Sumerians using a reed stylus to create wedge-shaped impressions on a clay tablet

Back

circa

Front

approximately

Back

Why do you need to divide history

Front

Because we don't really know when time began

Back

BCE/CE

Front

Before Common Era/Common Era

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Enkidu

Front

Gilgamesh's friend; a wild man whom the gods created out of clay

Back

Tigres and Euphrates

Front

The two rivers that were next to Mesopotamia, or the Fertile Crescent. Helped with the agriculture

Back

BC/AD

Front

Before Christ/ANNO DOMINI in the year of our lord

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Tower of Babel

Front

A tall building proposed by the Hamites in order to "make a name for themselves." God responded to their challenge by confusing their languages, so the project could never be completed.

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Shumash

Front

sun god

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Polytheism

Front

Belief in many gods

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Ishtar

Front

goddess of love and war

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civilization

Front

A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes

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Hammurabi

Front

Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC)

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