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Paleo-Neo Mesopotami
Early Human Vocabulary and Mesopotamia
Term | Definition |
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nomadic | people who move about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the food supply. |
resources | a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed. |
fertile | bearing fruit, vegetables, grain or nuts because of good soil |
polytheism | the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods. |
domesticate | to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to farming uses; tame. |
innovation | something newly improved |
archaeologist | a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc. |
barter | exchange (goods or services) for other goods or services without using money |
excavate | make (a hole or channel) by digging. remove earth carefully and systematically from (an area) in order to find buried remains. |
achievement | a thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill. |
indigenous | originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native |
adaptation | a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment. |
diverse | showing a great deal of variety; very different. |
migration | movement from one land to another |
Cuneiform | early writing of the Mesopotamians |
Fertile Crescent | Place of first civilization |
city-state | first settlements with rules |
lugal | leader of the city-state of Mesopotamia |
scribes | writers of cuneiform |
stela | large rock with laws carved on it |
Epic of Gilgamesh | story of travel and defeat of a monster |
Ziggurats | buildings of worship for gods and goddesses in Mesopotamia |
patriarachal | controlled by men |
tribute | a payment to another city in order to keep them from attacking |
surplus | more than what is needed |