world history chapter 3 section 2-4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 rural | a countryside area. |
| urban | a city area. |
| city-state | a political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside. |
| Gilgamesh | a Uruk's king that became a legendary figure in Summerian literature. |
| Sargon | when peace broke in the 2300sBC this person sought to extend Akkadian territory. |
| Empire | land with different territories and peoples under a single rule. |
| Polytheism | the worship of many gods. |
| Priests | a person who performs religious ceremonies. |
| Social hierarchy | the division of society by rank or class. |
| cuniform | the world's first system of writing. |
| pictographs | picture symbols. |
| scribe | writer. |
| epics | long poems that tell the stories of heroes. |
| architecture | the science of building. |
| ziggurat | a pyramid shaped temple tower. |
| monarch | a ruler of a king dom or empire. |
| Hammurabi's Code | a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life. |
| chariot | a wheeled,horse-drawn cart used in battle. |
| Nebuchadnezzar | most famous Chalden king. |
| alphabet | set of letters that can be combine to form words. |
| surplus | more than they needed |
| impact | effect, result |
| role | a part or function |
| canals | human-made waterways |
| river | land that makes it rich and fertile,so you can grow wheat and dates |
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