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Mesopotamia Vocab

TermDefinition
canal man made waterway
city state political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside
cuneiform one of the earliest known forms of written in sumer
empire a land with different territory and people under a single rule
fertile crescent an area of rich farmland in southwest Asia where the first civilization began
Hammurabi's code a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
irrigation a way of supplying water to and area of land
monarch a ruler of a kingdom or empire
monotheism the belief in only one god
ziggurat pyramid shaped tower in sumer
pictograph a picture symbol
urban a city area
polytheism worship or belief in many gods
surplus more of something than is needed
priest a person who performs religious ceremonies
silt a mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming
prophet someone who is said to receive messages from god to be taught for others
scribe a writer
rural countryside area
barter a trading system in which people exchange goods without using money
Calvary any military unit that Is quick and mobile. typically they are warriors who ride on horses into battle
covenant a legal agreement or binding contract
ensi a term for king of a city state in ancient Sumeria
domestication process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use
paleolithic ''old stone age'' marked by the use of stone tools
neolithic ''new stone age'' the agricultural revolution began
caravan a group of people especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert
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