Mesopotamia Vocabulary

4. Made up of many related parts
10. Moving or lying in the same direction and the same distance apart
11. Of or relating to soldiers, arms, or war, the armed forces
13. A person who studies planets and stars
16. A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
17. A large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
18. A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
19. A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper

1. A broad geographic area with similar features
2. A set of official rules; a system of principles or rules
3. A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
5. A belief in more than one god
6. An amount that is left over after a need has been met
7. Fine particles of fertile soil
8. A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
9. Payment to a ruler as a sign of submission or for protection
12. Writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
14. A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
15. A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire