AP WORLD HISTORY: MESOPOTAMIA Flashcards
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| 10546476996 | ZIGGURAT | A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians | 0 | |
| 10546478612 | FLAX | the fiber of this plant, manufactured into linen yarn for thread or woven fabrics. | 1 | |
| 10546487747 | CITY-STATE | a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. | 2 | |
| 10546492894 | STYLUS | A pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving | 3 | |
| 10546502737 | ABRAHAM | Father of Judaism | 4 | |
| 10546505692 | TORAH | First five books of the Hebrew Bible | 5 | |
| 10546509066 | HEBREWS | first monotheistic religion- Judaism | 6 | |
| 10546511719 | MOSES | led Hebrews in Exodus | 7 | |
| 10546515714 | SOLOMON | king unites twelve tribes | 8 | |
| 10546519613 | TEN COMMANDMENTS | moral law code | 9 | |
| 10546523956 | EXILE | Jews enslaved in Babylon | 10 | |
| 10546530967 | DIASPORA | Dispersal of Jews around the world (cultural diffusion) | 11 | |
| 10546547508 | SUMER | world's first city-states first written language(Cuneiform) | 12 | |
| 10546557859 | PHOENICIA | first Mediterranean Traders first alphabet | 13 | |
| 10546562653 | AKKADIANS | first empire- Sargon | 14 | |
| 10546569423 | BABYLONIANS | first law codes Hummurabi | 15 | |
| 10546578181 | HITTITIES | Anatolia Peninsula first Ironworkers | 16 | |
| 10546587173 | ASSYRIANS | military supremacy | 17 | |
| 10546590008 | CHALDEANS | advances in astronomy hanging gardens of Babylon-Nebuchadnezzar | 18 | |
| 10546602338 | LYDIANS | first coins- replaces barter | 19 |