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| a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. |
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| a legendary Sumerian king, the hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics |
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| supreme control; absolute sway: |
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| a person who has the authority to lead or perform ceremonies in some religions and especially in some Christian religions |
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| the power or dominion of a hierarch. |
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| to fill or choke up with silt. |
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| the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops. |
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| a long narrow arm of the sea penetrating far inland. |
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| something that remains above what is used or needed. |
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| a production process in which a worker or group of workers is assigned a specialized task in order to increase efficiency. |
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| the world’s first system of writing; developed in Sumer |
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| long poems that tell the stories of heroes |
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| a pyramid-shaped temple in Sumer |
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| a ruler of a kingdom or empire |
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| a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle |
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| Chaldean king, he rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city, which featured the famed Hanging Gardens. |
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| a set of letters that can be combined to form words |
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| a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life. |
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| a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle |
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| a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. |
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| a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean |
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