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Unit 2- Mesopotamia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| City-State | A state with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside |
| Ziggurat | A massive stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a sumerian city |
| Polytheistic | Believing in many gods |
| Theocracy | Government by divine authority- the laws of government and religion are the same |
| Cuneiform | "Wedge-shaped"; a system of writing developed by the Sumerians using a reed stylus (pen) to create wedge-shaped impressions on clay tablet |
| Irrigation | The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels |
| Empire | When a group of city-states or formerly independent nations are now ruled by a single entity |
| Transport | The moving of goods or people |
| Invention | A new idea, method, or device |
| Scribes | People who could write and kept records |