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History Unit 3
Mesopotamia Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Levees | barrier built to keep a river from flooding |
| Culture | way of life |
| City-state | cities and the surrounding territories |
| Artisans | skilled workers |
| Ziggurat | Mesopotamian temple |
| Priest-King | Sumerian governmental and religious leader |
| Empire | territories governed by a single ruler or nation |
| Polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| Cuneiform | Sumerian writing made up of wedge-shaped forms |
| Scribe | Sumerian writer |
| Stylus | tool used to write on clay tablets |
| Reform | change that leads to improvement |