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Term	Definition
cuneiform	sumerian writing system made up of wedge shaped markings
city-state	independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages
scribe	people who copy manuscripts
artisan	skilled craftsperson
caravan	group of traveling merchants and animals
empire	group of lands under one ruler
Fertile Crescent	a large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland that Mesopotamia was part of
irrigation	method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops
barter/trade	to exchange goods without using money
ziggurat	an ancient tower in the shape of a pyramid made of mud bricks
civilization	complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing systems
Mesopotamia	the land between the two rivers - earliest known civilization in what is now Iraq. It is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

cuneiform	Definition: sumerian writing system made up of wedge shaped markings	1	0	false
city-state	Definition: independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages	2	0	false
people who copy manuscripts	Term: scribe	3	1	false
skilled craftsperson	Term: artisan	4	1	false
caravan	Definition: group of traveling merchants and animals	5	0	false
empire	Definition: group of lands under one ruler	6	0	false
Fertile Crescent	Definition: a large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland that Mesopotamia was part of	7	0	false
irrigation	Definition: method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops	8	0	false
barter/trade	Definition: to exchange goods without using money	9	0	false
ziggurat	Definition: an ancient tower in the shape of a pyramid made of mud bricks	10	0	false
civilization	Definition: complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing systems	11	0	false
Mesopotamia	Definition: the land between the two rivers - earliest known civilization in what is now Iraq. It is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers	12	0	false