Mesopotamia Flash Cards

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Mesopotamia

Greek origins meaning “between two rivers”

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Irrigation

The process of supplying dry land with water by means of canals, ditches, pipes, and streams

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City-state

An independent city and the surrounding farmland

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Empire

A nation and the other nations that it has conquered

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Scribe

A professional writer or record keeper

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Cuneiform

A ancient written language that has wedged shaped characters made with a reed stylus and was used in writing several languages

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Polytheism

A religion with beliefs in many gods

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<p>Monotheism</p>

Monotheism

A religon that has beliefs in one god

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Artisan

A skilled craftsman who makes things by hand

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Ziggurat

Large temples built by Sumerians that had ramps, stairs, and several levels