Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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What is a city-state?

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a city that has its own government and rules its own territory

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What is irrigation?

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methods of bringing water to dry areas

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What is a surplus?

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having more of something than you need to survive

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What is a ziggurat?

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a pyramid-shaped place of worship

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What is cuneiform?

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writing that uses wedge-shaped marks

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What is a scribe?

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a skilled person who records information by writing

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What is an epic?

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a poem that tells a story of a hero

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What is an empire?

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a large territory ruled by one person

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What is a polytheist?

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someone who believes in many gods

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What is the region of southwest Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that means “between rivers?”

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Mesopotamia