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Mesopotamia Vocab
Grade 7 - Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tigris & Euphrates | Two major rivers in Mesopotamia. |
| Fertile Crescent | Name referring to the good farmland in Mesopotamia. |
| Mesopotamia | The name of the land between the Tigris & Euphrates. |
| Ur, Uruk & Eridu | The first 3 O.C.’s (original cities) of Mesopotamia. |
| Akkad | The 1st Empire. Began in 1800s BCE. |
| Babylon | Developed a large empire around 1100 BC. |
| Assyria | The last and largest Mesopotamian Empire. |
| Irrigation | The system of bringing water to dry land. |
| Surpluses | Having extra amounts of a particular item. |
| City-States | The independently ruled settlements and the land they controlled. |
| Polytheism | A religion that believes more than one god. |
| Ziggurat | Mesopotamian City Hall/ town spiritual and government center. |
| Cuneiform | Humanity’s first written language. |
| Scribes | Professional Record Keepers. |
| Empire | A large collection of territory controlled by one ruler. |
| King | The unquestioned ruler of a city-state. |
| Tribute | Payments to an empire from conquered areas. |
| Province | A section of an Empire. |
| Military | Having to do with war, weapons and soldiers. |
| Caravans | Large groups of traveling merchants. |