Ch.1 Section 2 (Mesopotamian Civilization) Vocab

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Means of supplying land with water

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Irrigation System

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Complex society with cities, organized government, and specialized workers

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civilization

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A person who writes things down

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a scribe

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Worship of many gods or deities

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Polytheism

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Writing developed by Sumerians

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cuneiform

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Method to bring water to crops

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irrigation

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Skilled workers like metal, cloth, and pottery makers.

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artisans

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Record keepers who learned to write were called?

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scribes

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City-state:

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A city and its surrounding land with its own government.

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What is an empire?

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A group of different lands under one ruler.