Diana's world History
Vocabulary
Cuneiform-First form of writing:uses wedged shaped symbols
Mesopotamia-Means " land between rivers"
Empire-A group of many different lands under one ruler
Epic of Gilgamesh-The world's oldest known story: comes from sumer
Scribes-Record keepers:those that could write
Fertile crescent-Area of fertile land in the middle east
Sargon-king of the Akkadians: first to conquer all of Mesopotamia
Hammurabi-King of Babylonian empire:Famous for his law codes
Hammurabi's code-First organized and written code that all could see
Babylon- City built by Hammurabi
Artisans- Skilled workers that made useful products
Tigris and Euphrates- Rivers that surround mesopotamia
Sumer- The earliest-known civilization to the fertile crescent
Irrigation- moving water to grown food
City State- Isolated cities that functioned like small countries
Ziggurat- 'means mountain of god'
Civilization-A complex society with cities,government,art,religion,class,and writing
Mesopotamia-Means " land between rivers"
Empire-A group of many different lands under one ruler
Epic of Gilgamesh-The world's oldest known story: comes from sumer
Scribes-Record keepers:those that could write
Fertile crescent-Area of fertile land in the middle east
Sargon-king of the Akkadians: first to conquer all of Mesopotamia
Hammurabi-King of Babylonian empire:Famous for his law codes
Hammurabi's code-First organized and written code that all could see
Babylon- City built by Hammurabi
Artisans- Skilled workers that made useful products
Tigris and Euphrates- Rivers that surround mesopotamia
Sumer- The earliest-known civilization to the fertile crescent
Irrigation- moving water to grown food
City State- Isolated cities that functioned like small countries
Ziggurat- 'means mountain of god'
Civilization-A complex society with cities,government,art,religion,class,and writing
How did cuneiform started?
what it i learned was that people's first writing was cuneiform and and that is what relay on because if it wasn't because of the writing cuneiform now we know how to write now. It all started when
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