Mesopotamia vocabulary

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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 farm land that surrounds it

Empire

A nation and other nations that it has conquered

Cuneiform

A ancient (old) written language that has wedged shape characters (“letters). A reed stylus (writing tool) was used to write the characters

Scribe

A profesional writer of record keeper

Artisan

A skilled craftsman that makes things using their hand

Manual labor

Physical work done by hand instead of machines or animals

Polytheism

A religion that believes in many gods

Monotheism

A religion that believes in one god

Ziggurat

Large temples build by the Sumerians that had ramps, stairs, and several Levels