Mesopotamia Vocab
The worship of many gods
A human made water way
Canals
Long poem that tells the story of a hero
Epic
Pictographs
An arrangement in which each worker specializes in a specific task or job
Division of labor
The division of society by rank or social class
Social Hierarchy
Land with different territories and people under a single ruler
Empire
More of something than is needed
Surplus
A Writer
Scribe
A mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming
Silt
A pyramid shaped temple in Sumer
Ziggurat
The world's first system or writing developed in Sumer
Cuneiform
A political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside
City State
Organized society that functions within established geographical boundaries
Civilization
A way of supplying water to an area of land
Irrigation
A ruler of a kingdom or Empire
Monarch