Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization (Ch.4)

Fine particles of fertile soil

• Irrigation

• Cuneiform

• Silt

• Scribe

A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams

• City-state

• Irrigation

• Ziggurat

• Polytheism

A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

• City-State

• Irrigation

• Ziggurat

• Scribes

A belief in more than one god

• Ziggurat

• Cuneiform

• City-State

• Polytheism

A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay.

• Irrigation

• Cuneiform

• Scribes

• Ziggurats

A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper

• Scribe

• Cuneiform

• Irrigation

• City-State

A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top

• Silt

• City-State

• Ziggurat

• Scribe

Which two rivers is Mesopotamia between?

• Tigris

• Nile

• Indus

• Euphrates

What is Mesopotamia's nickname?

• El Meso Lunula

• Bountiful Arc

• Fruitful Bend

• Fertile Crescent

Who were the early rulers of Sumerian city-states?

• Warriors

• Princes

• Priests

• Gods