city states of sumer
what is barter
a trading system which people exchange goods directly
why is Mesopotamia called the fertile crescent
It has rich soil from floods and it is good for farming
what was cuneiform originally used for
to record sales, taxes, and agreements
what is polytheism
the belief in more than one god
what is a cuniform
it is a system of writing that uses triangular shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things
what is a city state
it is a independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory
what is irrigate
a supply of water to, there crops
what was the population of Urak
40,000
what rivers surround Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
what are cuniforms writen with
stylus
what are the early cities
Ur, Lagash, Nippur, and Urak
is southern Mesopotamia hot and dry or wet
hot and dry
what was the first mesopotamian city
Urak
what are the key parts of life in the fertile crescent
the Tigris and Euphrates river