Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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What is another word for farming?

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Agriculture

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Man-made objects are called

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artifacts

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A city or village and its surrounding farmlands. Has its own leaders and government.

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City-State

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The first form of writing was called

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Cuneiform

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Taming animals is called

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domesticating

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An organized system of laws is a

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government

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The control of water to supply to your crops is called

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irrigation

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The movement of people from one place to another is called

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migration

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A pyramid-shaped temple used for worship in Mesopotamia

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ziggurat

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Government controlled by the people

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democracy