1. Ch. 3 Mesopotamia Vocabulary Words

2. The use of connected ditches/canals/dams/dikes to move water to dry areas

3. Irrigation

4. A mixture of bits of rock and soil carried or deposited by water

5. SILT

6. A huge mud-brick temple built by the ancient Sumerians

7. ZIGGURAT

8. Wedge-shaped symbols used by Sumerians for writing and communication

9. CUNEIFORM

10. The system of government in which a king or queen rules

11. MONARCHY

12. A city and its surrounding farmlands, with its own leaders and government

13. CITY-STATE

14. A belief in one God

15. MONOTHEISM

16. A belief in many Gods

17. POLYTHEISM

18. Different people doing different jobs, based on each person’s ability/skill.

19. DIVISION OF LABOR

20. The domestication of plants and animals; farming

21. AGRICULTURE