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Flashcards covering key vocabulary related to the Sumerian civilization based on lecture notes.
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Sumer
An ancient region in southern Mesopotamia, located in the southern part of Tigris and Euphrates.
City-States
Independent entities consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.
Polytheism
The belief in multiple gods.
Ziggurat
A Mesopotamian temple with a terraced pyramid structure.
Sargon's Empire
The first empire in Sumer, unified by Sargon around 2334 BC.
Akkadian
An ancient Semitic-speaking people who established a major empire in Mesopotamia under Sargon of Akkad.
Trade
Expanded significantly during the Sargon empire, reaching as far as Turkey.
Hammurabi
Established a new empire in 1792 BC, known for its legal code.
Cuneiform
A writing system used by the Sumerians, characterized by wedge-shaped marks.
Assyrian Empire
A powerful empire that rose around 900 BC.