Mesopotamia Vocab

Mesopamia

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 farmland that surrounds it.

Empire

A nation and the other nations that it has conquered

Scribe

A professional writer of record keeper.

Cuneiform

An ancient old written language that has wedged shaped characters. A reed stylus writing tool was used to write the characters

Artisan

A skilled craftsman that make things using their hands.

Manual laborer

Physical work done by hand instead of machines of animals.

Polytheism

A religion that believes in many gods.

Monotheism

A religion that believes in one god.

Ziggurat

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