Mesopotamia Lesson 2 Vocab.

Front

New ways of doing things

Back

Innovation

Front

Group with societal importance

Back

social class

Front

Extra supply; more than needed

Back

Surplus

Front

Government ruled by one person

Back

monarchy

Front

Included the city and surrounding farmland

Back

city-state

Front

A large mud-brick Sumerian temple central to activity.

Back

ziggurat

Front

Society with developed religion, governance, and learning.

Back

Civilization

Front

Skills and knowledge to create products and achieve goals.

Back

Technology

Front

Organized system for making laws and decisions

Back

government

Front

The right to do something

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Authority