Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary

a system of writing

• scribe

• silt

• code

• cuneiform

a god or goddess

• deity

• scribe

• ziggurat

a person who copies documents and writes down laws

• cuneiform

• deity

• scribe

a set of laws put together by the king of Babylon

• polytheism

• Code of Hammurabi

• Code of Little Rabbits

• cuneiform

a temple of ancient Mesopotamians

• empire

• ziggurat

• cuneiform

• plateau

a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, that controls many peoples or territories

• A) city-state

• B) empire

• C) ziggurat

• D) scribe

a form of government in which the ruler is seen as a divine figure

• A) theocracy

• B) democracy

• C) monarchy

• D) oligarchy

a wedge-shaped writing system developed in ancient Mesopotamia

• A) hieroglyphics

• B) alphabet

• C) cuneiform

• D) pictographs

a massive stepped tower on which a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city was built

• A) pyramid

• B) ziggurat

• C) obelisk

• D) mausoleum

a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper

• A) artisan

• B) scribe

• C) merchant

• D) priest