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Mesopotamians
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scribe | specialized worker who recorded business transactions, important events, customs, traditions, and laws |
| Trade | exchange of goods |
| Civilization | Complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system |
| Cuneiform | Sumerian system of writing made up of wedge-shaped ?markings |
| Religion | belief in and worship of gods and goddesses |
| Irrigation | Method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops |
| Temple | place of worship |
| Polytheism | a belief in many gods |
| City-state | the city and its surrounding lands and settlements |
| Empire | group of different lands governed by one ruler |