Mesopotamia

Ziggurat An ancient polytheistic temple of worship to a city’s god.

Government An organized system that groups use to make decisions and laws.

City - State A city and the farmlands surrounding it.

Monarchy A government in which one person has complete control.

Surplus An extra supply of food above what people need to survive.

Merchants People who bought and sold things for a living

Barter The exchange of one good or service for another

Scribe A Person who was able to write.

Empire A collection of kingdoms under one powerful ruler.

Polytheism The belief in multiple gods

Monotheism The belief in a single God.

Mesopotamia The land between the rivers

Sumer The first civilization in Mesopotamia.

Levee Raised areas of earth to hold back flood waters.

Irrigation The transfer of water from a body of water to a dryer area, intended for farming.

Agriculture Farming of crops.

Domestication The taming of a plant or animal under human control.

Cuneiform One of the Earliest writing systems.

Priest - King Powerful priests who also controlled a city-state.

Tigris and Euphrates The two rivers that enclose Mesopotamia

Money system Trading money in exchange for a good or service.

Complete the following directions on the map. Label the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea. Label the 2 Rivers. Label the cities of Babylon, Ur, and Nineveh Label the Zagros mountains Label the Nile River.