Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
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- 4. amethodinwhichwaterissuppliedtoplantsatregularintervalsforagriculture
- 7. themostwellknownMesopotamiangrouprosetopoweraround1800BCEanddominatedregionuntilthePersianstookoverin529BCE
- 8. AMesopotamianreligioustemple.Zigguratsaretieredbuildingsandwhereoftenthebiggestandmostimportantbuildingwithinacity-state.
- 9. apowerfulgroupofcentralMesopotamiafromabout2350BCEto2050BCEhighlightedbytheriseofSargontheGreat
- 10. abusinesspersonwhotradesthingsmadebyotherpeople(artisans)inordertomakeaprofit
- 11. asocietyorfamilythatisbasedaroundthemales
- 13. world'soldestcompleteCodeofLaw;Createdaround1800BCEinBabylon,thelawslistedcrimeandpunishment
- 14. believedtotheworld’soldeststorythatdatesbacktoatleast2100BCE;ThestoryisknowntohaveinfluencemanyBiblestories
- 17. apowerfulgroupofnorthernMesopotamiansfromabout2300BCEto1800BCE
- 19. alsocalledthecradleofcivilization,anareaofmoderndayIraq,SyriaandTurkeywherehumancivilizationdeveloped
- 20. thoughttobethefirstcivilizationinhumanhistory,datingbackto3500BCE,thissouthernMesopotamiangroupdevelopedmanythingslatergroupsadvanced
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- 1. aworkerinaskilledtradethatinvolvesmakingthingsbyhand.thiswasaspecializationoflaborwherepeoplefocusedonmakingsthingstosupportsociety
- 2. asmallindependantcitythatoperateslikeatinycountry.Controlscityandlandssurroundingwithowngovernment
- 3. twoparallelriversinIraqandSyriawherecivilizationfirstdevelopedaround.theriversfloodedannuallyprovidingrichfarmlandforhumanstouse
- 5. metaltoolthatisusedtocarveopenthegroundplanting-likelydatesbacktoabout3200BCE.Revolutionaryinventioninthedevelopmentoffarming
- 6. oneoftheearliestforms ofwritingdevelopedbymankind
- 12. The“landbetweentherivers”ageneralnamesfortheareaandthepeoplewherecivilizationfirstdeveloped
- 15. beliefinmultiplegodsorgoddessesinreligion
- 16. aman-madeearthenwalldesignedtokeepariverwithinitsbankortoseparatedifferentfarmfields
- 18. apersonwhohastheabilitytowriteinancienttimes.Oftenusedtokeeprecordsforthegovernment.