vocabulary
Artisan
What is a skilled worker?
Empire
What is a group of lands with one ruler
Greek for "land between the rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
Complex societies that have organized governments, cultures, and writings
What are civilizations?
Polytheism
What is the belief in more than one god or goddess?
Domesticate
What is to tame plants and animals for human use?
Colonies
What are new territories with close ties to its homeland?
A method of bringing water to crops
What is irrigation?
Has its own government, but not part of any larger unit
What is a city state?
What could happen if the gods got angry, according to Mesopotamian beliefs and mythology
What is the gods could send disasters such as floods, storms, or droughts?
Epic
What is a long poem that tells the story of a hero?
Provinces
What are political districts?
A form of writing developed by the people of Sumer
Where did the first civilizations arise because of farming conditions?
What is in river valleys?
Which god was the protector of Babylon?
What is Marduk?
Tribute
What are forced payments from conquered people to a ruler?
Code
What is a set of official rules, laws, or principles?
A Sumerian temple to honor their chief god
What is a Ziggurat?
Although most Sumerians were farmers, many made metal, cloth, and pottery because they were skilled _____
What are artisans?
The oldest story/myth of ancient civilization
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Silt
What are small particles of soil that were left behind after river floods and became fertile farmland?
Astronomers
What are people who study the heavenly bodies?
The few Sumerians who learned how to write held high positions in society called ____
What are scribes?
The calendar developed by the Sumerians was based on
What are the cycles of the moon?
Which animal was used in religious sacrifices for the gods?
What is Sheep?