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Mesopotamia vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| silt | fine particles of fertile soil |
| Fertile Crescent | Curved strip of land that runs from the Mediterranean. Sea to the Persian Gulf. |
| Polytheism | a belief in more than one god or to worship more than one god |
| Myth | a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people or something in the natural world |
| irrigation | A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches,pipes,or streams |
| caravan | a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels; a group of traveling merchants and animals |
| bazaar | A marketplace |
| Mesopotamia | Land between 2 rivers |
| city-state | a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory |
| surplus | More than what is needed |
| empire | a large territory or group of many territories governed by one rule |
| tribute | payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender; payment to a ruler as a sign of submission or for protection |
| province | a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire |
| epic | a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero |
| astronomer | a person who studies planets and stars |
| prophet | a messenger sent by God to share God’s word with people |
| monotheism | a belief in one God |
| scribe | a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper |
| cuneiform | writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay |