Vocab
Ziggurat
Temple built atop a series of increasingly smaller platforms.
Fertile Crescent
Region streaming for the Persian Gulf northwest up the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and west over to the Mediterranean sea.
Scribes
People who specialize in writing and record keeping.
Arid
Climate type marked by hot summers and limited rainfall.
Satraps
Governors of provinces in the Persian empire.
City-State
Political unit made up of a city and its surrounding land.
Tribute
Payment made in return for protection.
Cuneiform
First known writing system, which used wedge-shaped symbols.
Justice
Fair treatment of all the people based on the law.
Royal Road
Road used for government purposes in ancient times.
King
Highest ranking leader of a group of people.
Exile
Forced removal from one's homeland often to far away lands.
Mesopotamia
Land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Code of Law
Written rules for people to obey.
Civilization
Advances form of culture that developed in cites.
Polytheism
The belief in many gods and goddesses.
Toleration
Practice of allowing people to keep their traditions and beliefs.
Flood Plane
The flat land bordering the banks of a river.
Empire
Many different lands and peoples brought under the control of one power.
Mesopotamia is between what two rivers?
Euphrates and Tigris Rivers.
Pictograph
Pictures of drawings that represent a word or idea.
Drought
Long period of little to no rainfall when it is difficult to grow crops.
Silt
Fine, fertile soil carried by nearby lands.
Provinces
Governmental divisions like states.
Where was a Ziggurat located?
Located in the center of the city.