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200871796adventThe arrival of something that has been awaited OR (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment0
200871797transmissionthe act of sending a message (trans means moving)1
200871798pantheon(antiquity) a temple to all the gods OR a group of gods themselves2
200871799attestauthenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity3
200871800relegatingauthorizing subordinates to make certain decisions; giving power to those under you4
200871801subordinaterank or order as less important or consider of less value5
200871802revenerationthe respect towards elderly people in societies (same as veneration)6
200871803Akkadiansthis civilization included Semitic people living north of Sumeria; united city-states of Mesopotamia; first empire in history; established by Sargon the Great7
200871804AssyriansKnown as a warrior people who ruthlessly conquered neighboring countries; their empire stretched from east to north of the Tigris River all the way to centeral Egypt; used ladders, weapons like iron-tipped spears, daggers and swords, tunnels, and fearful military tactics to gain strength in their empire8
200871805Sudana region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts9
200871806zigguratsSumerian temples made of sun-dried brick10
200871807cunneiforma system of writing that used wedge shaped symbols to represent sounds ideas and objects;developed by ancient Sumerians11
200871808Mesolithicof or relating to a middle period of the Stone Age (following the paleolithic) about 15,000 years ago12

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