Mesopotamia test SS

Civilization

A group of people with the same RECIPE or way of living

CUNEIFORM

The first form of writing in Mesopotamia made with wedge shaped marks

Merchant

A person who buys and sells goods

Scribe

A person trained to write and keep records

Ziggurat

A large temple built to honor the Mesopotamian gods

Polytheism

Believe in many gods

Empire

A group of Latin people rolled by one leader

City-state

A city and the land around it that rules itself

Irrigation

A way to bring water to dry land for farming

Silt

Rich soil left behind after a river floods

Mesopotamia

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Fertile crescent

An area of rich farm land shaped like a crescent

Tigris

One of the two main rivers in Mesopotamia, the NORTHERN RIVER

Euphrates

One of the two main rivers in Mesopotamia, the SOUTHERN RIVER

Hammurabi‘s code

The first written set of laws

Plow

A tool used to turn soil for planting crops

Natural Barriers

Landforms like mountains or deserts that protect an area from invaders

Fiercely

In a stronger powerful way

Scarce

Hard to find or limited

Physical environment

The land

Unpredictable

Hard to know what will happen next

Religion

A believe system about gods or spiritual life

Absolute

Complete our total control

Tokens

Small object used to count or trade goods

Societies

Groups of people living and working together

Significant

Important or meaningful

Foundation

The base or being of something