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Mesopotamia
| City-State | a city that has its own government and rules its own territory . |
| Irrigation | is watering of land to make it ready for agriculture . |
| Surplus | an amount of something more of than u need to survive . |
| Ziggurat | a pyramid shaped place of worship containing a temple at the top . |
| Cuneiform | the fist system of writing ; uses wedge shaped marks etched into clay . |
| Scribe | a skilled person who records info through writing . |
| Epic | a poem that tells a story of heroic deeds - either fictional or real |
| Empire | a large territory govern by one ruler . |
| Province | a smaller section of territory within an empire |
| Artisan | a worker in a skilled trade . |