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Power Words
Vocabulary Words and Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mesopotamia | Greek for 'land between the rivers' (Tigris & Euphrates). |
| Nomad | Person who travels constantly without a permanent home. |
| Cuneiform | Sumerian wedge-shaped writing system pressed into wet clay tablets. |
| City-State | Independent city and its surrounding farmland with its own government. |
| Fertile Crescent | Arc-shaped region in the Middle East known for rich soil. |
| Code of Hammurabi | Set of 282 written laws compiled by Babylonian King Hammurabi. |
| Archaeologist | Scientist who unearths and studies ancient human history. |
| Ziggurat | Stepped mud-brick temple built at the center of a city to honor gods. |
| Theocracy | Government ruled by priests or religious leaders in god's name. |
| Empire | Group of independent cities or states unified under a single ruler. |
| Polytheistic | Belief in and worship of MANY gods. |
| Monotheistic | Belief in and worship of ONE single god. |
| Patriarchal | Society controlled by men or favoring male authority. |
| Artifact | Object made by human hands of historical interest. |