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Mesopotamia Vocab
Grade 7 - Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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Tigris & Euphrates | Two major rivers in Mesopotamia. |
Fertile Crescent | Name referring to the good farmland in Mesopotamia. |
Mesopotamia | The name of the land between the Tigris & Euphrates. |
Ur, Uruk & Eridu | The first 3 O.C.’s (original cities) of Mesopotamia. |
Akkad | The 1st Empire. Began in 1800s BCE. |
Babylon | Developed a large empire around 1100 BC. |
Assyria | The last and largest Mesopotamian Empire. |
Irrigation | The system of bringing water to dry land. |
Surpluses | Having extra amounts of a particular item. |
City-States | The independently ruled settlements and the land they controlled. |
Polytheism | A religion that believes more than one god. |
Ziggurat | Mesopotamian City Hall/ town spiritual and government center. |
Cuneiform | Humanity’s first written language. |
Scribes | Professional Record Keepers. |
Empire | A large collection of territory controlled by one ruler. |
King | The unquestioned ruler of a city-state. |
Tribute | Payments to an empire from conquered areas. |
Province | A section of an Empire. |
Military | Having to do with war, weapons and soldiers. |
Caravans | Large groups of traveling merchants. |