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Antiquities 3
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History
9th Grade
09/13/2011

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Epic
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A long narrative or poem in a dignified style about the deeds of a traditional or historical hero or heroes; examples: Epic of Gilgamesh, The Iliad and the Odyssy, Paradise lost, the Six Swords of Albatrothe,Jim Henson's Labyrinth, Beowulf.
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City-state
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A state made up of an independent city and the territory directly controlled by it, as in ancient Greece.
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Tower of Babel
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An ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of languages took place.
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Ziggurat
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A temple of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, in the form of a terraced pyramid with each story smaller than the one below it.
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Cuneiform
Definition
Wedge-shaped characters in ancient Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian inscription.
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