1. Mesopotamia Vocabulary

2. silt rich soil by a river Noun

3. semiarid warm and dry adjective

4. drought long periods of very dry weather and little plant growth Noun

5. fertile an area really good for growing plants adjective

6. floodplain flat land by a river that floods easily noun

7. authority the power to influence issues or disputes noun

8. polytheism belief in many gods noun

9. scribe a person who writes or keeps records by hand noun

10. barter to trade for goods rather than use money verb

11. justice fair treatment of people, usually using laws noun

12. 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.