Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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