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Mesopotamia Vocab
Question | Answer |
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city-state | independently ruled area, with its own government |
cuneiform | form of writing that uses wedge-shaped marks |
epic | a long poem |
irrigation | method of watering crops by channeling water from rivers to fields |
monotheistic | belief in one god |
polytheistic | belief in many gods |
scribes | offical recordkeepers who wrote documents such as court records, contracts, business dealings, and important events |
ziggurat | large terraced temple |