Vocabulary
A city and its surrounding territory that acts as its own nation.
City-state
This invention led to an increase in productivity in farming.
The nickname for the area of Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Mesopotamia's main industry
Agriculture
Trading without using money.
Bartering
Regions that are ruled by a monarch.
Empire
What is a synonym for agriculture?
Farming
Tigris and Euphrates
This invention helped Mesopotamians travel on land
The chariot
The science behind metals and their creation.
Metallurgy
A form of government that is ruled by one ruler, such as a king or queen
Monarchy
This system was used to water crops that were not near water.
Irrigation
Mountain rage in Mesopotamia
Zagros Mountains
Bartering
Rich soil that is carried downstream and deposited as sediment.
Silt
The first civilization located in Mesopotamia
Sumer
This was a type of irrigation system in a bridge
Aqueduct
This invention allowed Mesopotamians to sail the rivers.
Sailboat
They were poor in resources.
Taming an animal to be used as a pet or work animal
Domestication
The two main crops of Mesopotamia
Barley & wheat
What modern-day country was Mesopotamia located?
Iraq
This was used as currency in Mesopotamia.
Metals
A device used to carry out a task
Tool