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Vocab mestopamia
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mesopotamia | The land between the two rivers - earliest known civilization in what is now Iraq. It is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| Fertile Crescent | A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland that Mesopotamia was part of |
| civilization | complex society with cites, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing systems. |
| irrigation | Method of bringing water to field from another place to water crops. |
| city-state | independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages. |
| artisan | Skilled craftsperson. |
| cuneiform | Sumerian writing system made up of wedge shaped markings |
| scribe | people who copy manuscripts |
| empire | Group of lands under one ruler. |
| trade | To exchange items of interest. |
| ziggurat | A ancient tower in the shape of a pyramid mad of mud bricks. |
| caravan | Group of traveling merchants and animals. |