Sumerians-Vocabulary

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Artisan

A person skilled at making things by hand.

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City-State

A self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands and settlements; a city that controls the surrounding villages and towns.

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Cuneiforms

The earliest form of writing invented by the Sumerians.

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Empire

A group of different lands and people governed by one ruler.

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Famine

An extreme lack of crops or food, causing widespread hunger.

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Irrigation

The supply of water to fields using human made systems.

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Polytheism

A belief of many gods.

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Ritual

A formal series of acts always performed in the same way; a religious ceremony.

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Silt

An especially fine and fertile soil.

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Social class

A category of people based on wealth or status in a society.

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Tribute

A tax paid or goods and services rendered in return for protection.

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Ziggurat

A pyramid shaped temple in Sumerian city-states.

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