mesopotamia and the fertile cresent civilization

Mesopotamia

Greek origins meaning between two rivers

Irrigation

Using canals ditches pipes and streams to deliver water to dry land

City state

An independent city and the farmland that surrounds it

Empire

A national and the other nations that is concerned (taken over)

Cuneiform

An ancient (old) writer language that has wedged shaped characters (letters). A reed stylus (Written) tools was used to write the characters.

Scribe

A professional writer or record keeper

Artisan

A skilled craftsman that makes things using their hands

Manual labor

Physical work done “by hand” instead of machines or animals.

Polytheism

A religion that believes in many 

(more than one) gods.

Monotheism

A religion that believes in one god.

Ziggurat

Large temples built by the Sumerians that had ramps, stairs and 

several levels.