Mesapotamia Vocabulary

2. A large building with a temple at its peak. Means “to rise high.”
6. Many lands governed by one ruler
8. A self-governing city that controls surrounding territory and is not part of a larger government.
11. Person who studies and maps the planets and stars.
13. A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero from the past
14. Ancient Sumerian writing. Contains about 1,200 wedge shaped marks.

1. A worker in a skilled trade or job. Especially one that involves making things by hand.
3. A system to supply water to dry land. Often uses ditches, levies, pipes, or streams.
4. Small particles of soil.
5. The belief in many gods and goddesses
7. One of the world's first civilizations. Means “Land between two rivers.”
9. An extra amount of something
10. A system of rules that regulates the actions of individuals that can be enforced by penalties and punishments.
12. A person who copies or writes out records.