Mesopotamia Vocab

The Mesopotamian people lived in ​ ​ (a)  

• City-States
• Large cities
• Rivers
• Deserts

The earliest type of writing, invented by the Sumerians was called

(a)  

Priests would perform ​ (a)   at temples called ​ (b)   .

• rituals
• magic
• Ziggurats
• Pyramids

What is a famine?

• An extreme lack of crops which causes widespread hunger

• A type of farming which uses canals to bring water to the field from the river

• When many livestock animals get sick and die.

• When one empire tries to take over surrounding land and expand their borders.

A (a)   is another word for a tax.

An ​ (a)   is a group of different lands governed by the same ruler which are divided into ​ (b)  

• empire
• nation
• provinces
• states
• cities

Choose whether each item is a raw material or a product

Groups:

(a) Raw material

,

(b) Product

• Stone

• Pottery

• Wool

• Basket

• Clay

• Bricks

• Cloth

• Straw

• Wood

• Wheel

What is irrigation?

• A method of transporting water buckets on carts.

• When you get very annoyed by something.

• A supply of water to fields using human-made systems

• A type or prayer made to a specific god.

(a)   is a religion where people worship multiple gods and goddesses.

A very fine soil that is good for farming is called ____

• Dirt

• Sand

• Clay

• Silt