Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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In ancient times, the geographic area (land) located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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Mesopotamia

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A manmade way of supplying land with water.

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Irrigation

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A wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks.

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Levee

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An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government.

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City-State

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A large territory ruled by a single leader or government.

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Empire

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A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure.

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Civilization

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Producing more goods or crops than needed.

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Surplus

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The way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people’s needs and wants.

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Economy

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The way a civilization is organized.

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Social Structure

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A person who makes money by selling goods.

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Merchants