Ancient Mesopotamia Flash Cards

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Alloy

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A metal that is a combnation of two or more metals

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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City-States

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Cities or urban areas that ACT as INDEPENDENT countries

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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Civilizations

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Organized societies that have a stable food supply, government, social structure, culture, written language, and religion

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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The buying and selling of goods; business or trade

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Commerce

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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a system of writing made up of wedge-shaped characters, used in parts of ancient Middle East

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Cuneiform

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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A being from mythology who is part human and part god

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Demigod

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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Nomadic

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moving from place to place WITHOUT a permanent home

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Of or relating to the study of speech sounds within or among languages

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Phonologic

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Pictographs

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symbols or pictures that represent words of ideas

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Smelted

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Melted or fused using extreme heat