mesopotamia vocabulary

Mesopotamia

Greek origins meaning between two rives

Irrigation

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

**city-state

An independent city and the farmland that surrounds it

**Empire

A nation and the other nations that it has conquered (taken over).

**Scribe

A professional writer or record keeper.

**Cuneiform

An ancient (old) written language that has wedged-shaped shaped characters (‘’letters’’). A reed stylus was used to Write the characters

Artisan

a skilled craftsman that makes things using their hands.

Manual laborer physical

physical Woke done by hand’’ instead of machines of animals.

Ziggurat

large temples built by the Sumerians that ramps, stairs, and several levels.

**Polytheism

A religion that believes in many gods

Monotheism

A religion that believes in one god.