Geography
a long period of dry weather
what is a drought
first civilization
What is Sumer
belief in more than one god or goddess
What is polytheism
a city and its surrounding farm land
What is a city-state
mixture of copper and tin
bronze
land between two rivers
What is Mesopotamia
used to make homes
What is mud bricks
structure in center of city-state that acts as a temple and city hall
What is a ziggurat
an amount beyond what is required
What is a surpluas
circular invention making transportation easier
What is the wheel
rivers in the fertile crescent
what is the Tigris and Euphrates
wedge shaped writing
cuneiform
claimed could influence gods
What are priests
highest-ranked leader
What is a king
three geometric shapes used by Sumerians
rectangle, triangles and squares
reason area was easily attacked
what is no natural barriers
complex institution that exists to educate children
What are schools
Sumerians believed they were rich land owners
gods and goddesses
who became king
army generals
system of canals to bring water to farm land
What is irrigation
area along river formed from sediments deposited when river overflows
What is floodplain
middle group of class system
What are free people like artisans and farmers
where souls of dead went
What is the underworld
three jobs of king
What are maintaining canals, acting as judges and managing food supply (also protecting city-state)
Number of degrees in a circle
What is 360