flash cards with mesopotamia
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| Mesopotamia | the land between the two rivers - earliest known civilization in what is now Iraq. It is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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| Fertile Crescent | a large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland that Mesopotamia was part of
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| civilization | complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing systems
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| irrigation | method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops
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| city-state | independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages
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| artisan | skilled craftsperson
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| cuneiform | sumerian writing system made up of wedge shaped markings
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| scribe | people who copy manuscripts
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| empire | group of lands under one ruler
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| barter/trade | to exchange goods without using money
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| ziggurat | an ancient tower in the shape of a pyramid made of mud bricks
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| caravan | group of traveling merchants and animals
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