Vocab 1
the belief in many gods
polytheism
the leader of a city-state
the highest leader of a group of people
king
a mixture of copper and tin
bronze
the Tigris and Euphrates river surround the land called
Mesopotamia
silt
the largest building in the Sumerian city where they would pray to the gods
Ziggurat
picture writing
pictograph
________ leads to specialization of jobs
surplus
when not enough rain or snow falls
a city and its surrounding farmlands
city-state
sharpened reed used to mark clay while writing
stylus
Sumer needed protection during wars so they chose a ________________ to protect them
king
more than you need
surplus
the first civilization in Southern Mesopotamia
Sumer
wedge- shaped writing
cuneiform
a person who specializes in writing
scribe
the region where the Tigris and Euphrates River flow
Fertile Crescent
the flat land that borders the banks of a river
floodplain
climate that is hot and dry
semiarid
an advanced form of culture
civilization