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n. 1, the words of a language collectively.
vo*cab'u*lar"y
Dudes
100
fine particles of fertile soil
What is silt?
100
a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
What is a ziggurat?
100
conquered the Amorite-controlled cities and formed the Babylonian Empire
Who is Hammurabi?
200
a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
What is irrigation?
200
a system of writing developed my the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
What is cuneiform?
200
this ruler was an Akkadian
Who is Sargon?
300
an amount that is left over after a need has been met
What is a surplus?
300
a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
What is a scribe?
300
built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
400
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
What is a city-state?
400
a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
What is an epic?
400
along with the chaldeans they conquered the Assyrians and formed the new Babylonian Empire
Who are the Meads?
500
a belief in more than one god
What is polytheism?
500
a weapon that is used to throw stones or other objects
What is a slingshot?
500
well trained soldiers who harshly treated the people they conquered
Who are the Assyrians?