Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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Mesopotamia Vocabulary

Land surrounding the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile Rivers FERTILE CRESCENT Land surrounding the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile Rivers

ZIGGURAT Religious temples of Mesopotamia; shaped like a pyramid

Moving from one place to another MIGRATION Moving from one place to another

CLASS SYSTEM Division of people into similar social groups according to their job

CODE OF HAMMURABI Oldest set of laws ever recorded. 282 laws meant to keep order in ancient Babylon

IRRAGATION SYSTEM Series of canals that brought water from rivers to crops

Oldest form of writing. Used wedge shapes in clay CUNEIFORM Oldest form of writing. Used wedge shapes in clay

SPECIALIZATION Focusing on one specific skill or job. ‘What’s your specialty?’

To tame; Raising animals for food DOMESTICATION To tame; Raising animals for food