Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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Mesopotamia

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Land between rivers

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Tigris and Euphrates

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Major rivers in Mesopotamia

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Sumerians

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First civilization in Mesopotamia

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Cuneiform

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Writing system of Mesopotamia

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Ziggurat

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Temple structure in Mesopotamia

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Hammurabi

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Babylonian king known for a code of laws

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Code of Hammurabi

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First written law code

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Fertile Crescent

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Region of rich farmland

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City-state

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Independent city and its surrounding land

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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods