Vocab 1
Cultural diffusion
the process by which cultures interact, spread, and share ideas, and practice techniques with surrounding cultures
an exchange for other goods or services without using money
barter
surplus
when the quantity of food supplied is greater than the quantity of food demand
extreme shortage of food
famine
city-state
includes the city, state and its surrounding lands
Tasks assigned to individuals according to the skills and equipment available.
Specialized jobs
specialized worker that recorded business transactions, important events, customs, traditions, and laws.
Scribe
social class
group having economic or cultural status ( low, middle, high)
ziggurat
temple with steps to be closer to "gods" who lived in the sky
cuneiform
writing system of Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia code of law which is a set of 280 laws that deal with almost every part of daily life.
Hammurabi's code
hieroglyphics
system of writing using pictures instead of words
canals that were used to control the flow of water
irrigation system
papyrus
writing paper of ancient time
Judaism
Jewish religion involving the culture and philosophy of Jews
migration
to move from one country, place, or locality to another
displays all the continents, bodies of water, and landscape features such as plateaus, mountains and deserts
physical feature
Government
an organization set up to make & enforce rules in society. It also provides leadership & laws.
goods available for people to buy compared to the amount of goods that people want to buy
Supply and Demand
scarcity
short supply
Sumer
Sumer was an ancient civilization founded in the Mesopotamia religion of the Fertile Crescent situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
a group of different lands and people governed by one ruler.
Empire
A river on the left hand side of Mesopotamia, a water source.
Tigris River
the land between 2 rivers. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers surrounded Mesopotamia. The word Mesopotamia means the land between 2 rivers.
Mesopotamia
Euphrates river
A river on the right hand side of Mesopotamia.