HIEU 241- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 71 pages long!)
13 Oct 2017
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Sumer (uruk: rst city state, developed irrigation systems for agriculture. Land was the best form of wealth: gods: the purpose of humans is to worship and serve. Cuneiform: earliest form of writing, writing allows exploitation of those in lower social classes. Lugal: warrior king and priest, standard of ur combines his roles. If a city states overcomes another city state and puts it under its political rule it becomes an empire: 2500bce- sargon the conquerer took over mesopotamia. Empire vs city state: an empire is one group of people controlling their own people and those of others. Enheduanna and inanna: enheduanna was the high priestess of inanna, inanna was the rst named poet and goddess of love. Causes destruction to those who do not do her bidding. Ziggurat: temple meant to keep the gods and goddesses happy. Hammurabi of babylon: code of hammurabi was a law code.
