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Mesopotamia
Study guide
Question | Answer |
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civilization | group of people who live in a complex society |
fertile | rich; good for growing |
irrigation | system of watering crops |
artisan | someone who makes something by hand |
polytheism | belief in many gods |
ziggurat | religious temple |
monarchy | government with a king |
Mesopotamia | land between the rivers |
city state | independent city with its own government |
silt | soil that is good for farming |
slavery | practice of one person owning another |
surplus | extra supply of food |
scribe | professional writer |
Code of Hammurabi | first set of written laws |
civilization | society with highly developed systems |
Sumer | first civilization in Mesopotamia |