Mesopotamia Vocabulary
silt rich soil by a river Noun
semiarid warm and dry adjective
drought long periods of very dry weather and little plant growth Noun
fertile an area really good for growing plants adjective
floodplain flat land by a river that floods easily noun
authority the power to influence issues or disputes noun
polytheism belief in many gods noun
scribe a person who writes or keeps records by hand noun
barter to trade for goods rather than use money verb
justice fair treatment of people, usually using laws noun
How to write vocabulary sentences Who/what is it about What happened How or why it happened + an example (use your senses or figurative language: simile/metaphor) The smell from the garbage dump was horrendous because of all the decaying food inside it; it reminded me of the breath of a pirate who had not brushed his teeth for years.