Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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Mesopotamia means

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the land between two rivers

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Sumer is the area in ___________ Mesopotamia.

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southern

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A means of supplying land with water is a(n)

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irrigation system

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An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government.

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city-state

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A culture marked by developments in arts, sciences, government, and social structure

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civilization

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A symbol that stands for an object

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pictograph

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Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters

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cuneiform

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The way a society or civilization is organized.

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social structure

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Another word for status is

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importance

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An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower.

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ziggurat