Vocab 10-20 Flashcards

284559332	Cuneiform	an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia	0
284559333	Hieroglyphics	an ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds	1
284559334	Pictograms	the earliest forms of writing in which pictures represent words or ideas	2
284559335	Sargon of Akkad	an ancient Mesopotamian ruler who reigned approximately 2334-2279 BC, and was one of the earliest of the world's great empire builders, conquering all of southern Mesopotamia as well as parts of Syria, Anatolia, and Elam (western Iran). He established the region's first Semitic dynasty and was considered the founder of the Mesopotamian military tradition.	3
284559336	Sumer	an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq	4
284559337	Ur	an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River	5
284559338	Ziggurat	a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians	6
284559339	Akhenaten	early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC)	7
284559340	Akhentaten	the pharaoh that is not portrayed perfectly, tried to convert all Egyptians to monotheism, and was shone intimately with his family.	8
284559341	Aryans	nomads from Europe and Asia who migrated to India and finally settled; vedas from this time suggest beginning of caste system	9
284559342	Caste System	a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity	10