MESOPOTAMIA

A long poem that tells the story of a hero.

• ziggurat

• haiku

• epic

• cuneiform

A pyramid shaped temple.

• city-state

• tribute

• ziggurat

• shrine

The belief in several gods.

• monotheism

• atheism

• polytheism

• cuneiform

The process of bringing water to dry area.

• irrigation

• empire

• caravan

• epic

A person who writes / copies documents for a living.

• priest

• ziggurat

• magistrate

• scribe

A payment made to a ruler as ac sign of surrender.

• epic

• tribute

• loan

• scribe

A group of different countries under one rule.

• city-state

• province

• epic

• empire

A district within a larger country.

• province

• city-state

• caravan

• empire

A group of merchants traveling together.

• scribe

• irrigation

• caravan

• clan

An independent nation made up of a city and the land around it.

• city-state

• empire

• caravan

• province