Transcript Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
• An ancient polytheistic temple of worship to a
city’s god.
Government
• An organized system that groups use to make
decisions and laws.
City - State
• A city and the farmlands surrounding it.
Monarchy
• A government in which one person has
complete control.
Surplus
• An extra supply of food above what people
need to survive.
Merchants
• People who bought and sold things for a living
Barter
• The exchange of one good or service for
another
Scribe
• A Person who was able to write.
Empire
• A collection of kingdoms under one powerful
ruler.
Polytheism
• The belief in multiple gods
Monotheism
• The belief in a single God.
Mesopotamia
• The land between the rivers
Sumer
• The first civilization in Mesopotamia.
Levee
• Raised areas of earth to hold back flood
waters.
Irrigation
• The transfer of water from a body of water to
a dryer area, intended for farming.
Agriculture
• Farming of crops.
Domestication
• The taming of a plant or animal under human
control.
Cuneiform
• One of the Earliest writing systems.
Priest - King
• Powerful priests who also controlled a citystate.
Tigris and Euphrates
• The two rivers that enclose Mesopotamia
Money system
• Trading money in exchange for a good or
service.
Complete the following directions on the map.
Label the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea.
Label the 2 Rivers.
Label the cities of Babylon, Ur, and Nineveh
Label the Zagros mountains
Label the Nile River.