1. Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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

3. ZIGGURAT
Religious temples of Mesopotamia; shaped like a pyramid

4. Moving from one place to another
MIGRATION
Moving from one place to another

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

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

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

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

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

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