Mesopotamia Vocabulary

5. a person trained in a craft
7. an amount that is left over after a need has been met
8. fine particles of fertile soil
9. a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge - shaped marks in soft clay
10. a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
13. land between the rivers
14. a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
15. a record keeper
16. a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler

1. a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
2. a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
3. the act of training for a particular job
4. the study of the stars, moons and planets
6. a pyramid - shaped structure with a temple at the top
8. a person who copies or writes out documents;
11. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
12. a belief in more than one god