1. Ch. 3 Mesopotamia Vocabulary Words

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

3. Irrigation

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

5. Silt

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

7. Ziggurat

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

9. Cuneiform

10. system of government (gov’t.) in which a king or queen rules

11. Monarchy

12. A city and its surrounding farmlands, with its own leaders & government(gov’t.)

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. domestication of plants and animals; farming

21. Agriculture