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Geography/Cities Flashcards

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Mesopotamia

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“land between two rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates)

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Kiš

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city in Sumer

associated with Etana (first king of Kiš) and Aga (king during Gilgamesh era)

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El-Amarna/Akhetaten

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capital of Egypt, trading partner with Mesopotamia during International Period

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Ur

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city in Sumer
associated with Sin
secular capital

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Eridu

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city in Sumer

associated with Ea/Enki

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Nippur

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city in Sumer

associated with Enlil and Ninurta

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Larsa/Sippar

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city in Sumer

associated with Shamash/Utu

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Babylon

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capital of Babylonia

associated with Marduk

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Anatolia

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located in the outskirts of Mesopotamia

home of the Hittites

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Nineveh

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Assyrian capital during Neo-Assyrian period

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