Unit Mesaopotamia Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Mesopotamia | The land between the two rivers - earliest known civilization in what is now Iraq. it is between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. |
Fertile Crescent | A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland that Mesopotamia was a part of. |
Civilization | Complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system. |
Irrigation | Method of bringing water to a field from one place to another to water crops. |
City-state | Independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages. |
Artisan | Skilled craftsperson. |
Cuneiform | Sumerian writeing system made up of wedge shape markings. |
Scribe | People who copy manuscripts |
Empire | Groups of land under one ruler. |
Barter/trade | To exchange goods without using money |
Ziggurat | An ancient tower in the the shape of a pyramid made of mud bricks |
Caravan | Group of traveling merchants and animals. |
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