HI-101 - Quiz 1
Akkadians
"Semitic people" north of the Sumerian city-states
Cuneiform
"wedge-shaped." A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that consisted of wedge-shaped impressions made by a reed stylus on clay tablets.
Ziggurat
A massive stepped tower on which a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city was built
Epic of Gilgamesh
An elaborate poem that records the exploits of a legendary king or Uruk.
Enuma Elish
Babylonian account of Creation
Hammurabi
Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (1792-1750 BC)
Sargon
Leader of the Akkadians
Sumerians
The creators of Mesopotamian civilization- origin remains unclear
Ur-Nammu
The founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur in Sumer
Mesopotamia
The valley between the Tigris and Euphrates River
