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Archaeology 110 > Vocabuary Section 1 > Flashcards

Vocabuary Section 1 Flashcards

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Agade

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Capital of Akkadian Empire

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Amarna Letters

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The cache of ancient texts which detail diplomatic relationships between Egypt and its vassal

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Amenhotep III

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Pharaoh who built the Temple of Luxor in honor of god Amun

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Amun

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Taharaqa dedicated a temple to this god to demonstrate his right to rule.

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Aten

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Sun god worshipped by Akhenaten

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Babyon

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Capital of Hammurabi that honored the god Marduk

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Catal Huyuk

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A site with houses without doors with burials under the floor of the houses

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Cuneiform

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Wedge writing used by Sumerians, Babylonians, and Akkadians

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Cylinder Seal

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Objects inscribed in reverse that would be rolled on clay with cuneiform names and Mesopotamian iconography.

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Djoser

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Pharaoh who was buried at the Step Pyramid of Saqqara

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Elam

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Enemies of the Sumerians and the Akkadians

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Hammurabi

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Babylonian king whose law code was preserved in a stone stele

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Hatshepsut

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Pharaoh who sponsored an expedition to Punt

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Hieroglyphs

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Pictographic writing used by the Mayan and Egyptians

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Inanna

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Goddess also known in Akkadian as Ishtar

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Jericho

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Site with extensive PPN and PPNB remains

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Khnum

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God of Justice in Mesopotamia

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Sargon of Akkad

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Amorite king whose law code unified the Mesopotamian city states

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Semitic

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Language group for Akkadian, Hebrew, and Arabic

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Serek

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Palace facade used to frame the name of the pharaoh

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Tell Asmar

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Site where Sumerian statues of men and women with large eyes

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Tiamat

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Goddess of Sumer who was defeated by Marduk

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Ur

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Ur-Nammu built the ziggurat at this city

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Ziggurat

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Mud brick temples commonly built in Mesopotamia for honoring the gods

25
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Sin

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moon god is also known as Nanna in Akkadian

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Utu

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sun god is also known as Shamash in Akkadian

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