Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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What is Fertile Crescent?

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An arc of fertile farmland between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean.

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What is silt?

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A mix of rock and fertile soil deposited by river.

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What does irrigate mean?

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Supplying water to plants and aid in farming.

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What Rivers surround Mesopotamia?

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Tigris River and Euphrates River

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Who is Hammurabi?

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A Babylonian King who made the code of laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia.

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What was Mesopotamia's writing system called?

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Cuneiform

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What is Polytheism?

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A religion that believes in many Gods.

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A rectangular pyramid with terraces, usually used as a religious or government building.

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Ziggurat

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What is bartering?

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To trade one item for another.

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What civilization are we learning about?

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Mesopotamia.