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Mesopotamia Vocab

Mesopotamia

TermDefinition
bronze a metal made from combining copper and tin
city-state a city and the farmland surrounding it
codify to write down
cuneiform Sumerian form of writing
drought a dry period, a lack of rain
dynasty rule passed down within the same family
empire an area of land in which many different nationalities live under one ruler
epics a long narrative poem
irrigation process of bringing water to crops
Mesopotamia the land between the rivers
Polytheism the belief in more than one god
reign the time during which someone rules
reservoirs an artificial lake where water is stored
scribe someone who can read and write
silt fine dirt or sediment transported by rivers, makes the soil more fertile
Sumer first civilization in Mesopotamia
tribute a payment from one nation to another as a sign of submission
unpredictable not able to be known in advance
Ziggurat Sumerian temple, center of Sumerian city-states
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