15172287889 | 3000BC in Sumeria | city-states appeared | 0 | |
15172287890 | Ziggurat | temple of a god/goddess that is their residence (they own the city-state). | 1 | |
15172287891 | anthropomorphic | (the gods) a human appearance and traits | 2 | |
15172287892 | Anu | sky god, ruler of all gods, identified with #60 | 3 | |
15172287893 | Enlil | god of wind, 2nd most powerful, identified with #50 (female). | 4 | |
15172287894 | Ninhursag | storm god | 5 | |
15172287895 | Priest Kings | ruler of each city-state, considered a representative of God | 6 | |
15172287896 | Theocracy | a government ruled by a religious figure in the name of a supreme me being | 7 | |
15172287897 | Cuneiform | 1st true form of writing, wedge-shaped writing, ~3000BC | 8 | |
15172287898 | George Frederick Grontefend | (1802 AD) began translating Cuneiform | 9 | |
15172287899 | Sir Henry Rawlinson | (1835) found the Behistun Rock | 10 | |
15172287900 | Behistun Rock | (520BC) carving on a mountain in Iran, written in Cuneiform, Babylonian, Elamite, *Persian. | 11 | |
15172287901 | Ur-Nammu | (2112BC)governor of Ur. Published 1st written code of laws, and united all city-states. | 12 | |
15172287902 | Elamites | (2004BC) destroyed Ur | 13 | |
15172287903 | Amorites | (1850BC) invade and seize control of Ur, and make a new capital at Babylon. | 14 | |
15172287904 | Babylonians | same as the Amorites | 15 | |
15172287905 | Divine Law | laws from the god of sun and justice (Marduk/Samsash) communicated through Hammurabi | 16 | |
15172287906 | Code of Hammurabi | status determined punishment, but was no longer upheld when Byzantine, emperor of Justinian, took control | 17 |
AP World History-Mesopotamia-Sumeria Flashcards
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