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Mesopotamia Vocab

Study Stack Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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Ziggurat Large temples usually located at the center of a Mesopotamian city. Ziggurats looked like pyramids with a flat top.
Surplus Extra supply of food
Sumer The first human civilization in world history, Sumer began to form towns in 5000 BC.
Scribe A person trained in writing cuneiform script. They were all well respected in Mesopotamian society
Mesopotamia A term used to describe the lands between and near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. It is mostly located in present day Iraq and Syria.
Cuneiform One of the earliest forms of writing invented by the Sumerians. It uses wedge shaped marks to make picture symbols on clay tablets
Code of Hammurabi The Code of Hammurabi is a law code of ancient Mesopotamia
City-State A self-governing city and the lands surrounding it
Barter Trade of one kind of product for another, without the use of money
Babylon The Babylonian Empire ruled much of Mesopotamia from the city of Babylon. The empire rose and fell over the course of ancient history
Irrigation Watering crops through man-made efforts such as ditches and canals
Hammurabi King Hammurabi of Babylonia was an important Babylonian king known for his early law code, the Code of Hammurabi
Fertile Crescent A large area of land in the Middle East that is shaped like a crescent on a map. It runs from the Persian Gulf, along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, over to the Mediterranean Sea, and down the Nile River Valley of Egypt
Famine A widespread lack of food
Drought A long period of dry weather. Droughts can cause fertile soil to turn to dust, kill crops, and cause a lack of food
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