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Mesopotamia Vocabulary
Mesopotamia Vocabulary
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History
6th Grade
11/15/2007

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Mesopotamia
Definition
Land between the rivers
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Fertile Crescent
Definition
area in the Middle East that provided fertile soil for crops and abundant water
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Tigris/Euphrates
Definition
Two rivers in the Fertile Crescent
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Civilization
Definition
stage of cultural development marked by the presence of cities
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Domesticate
Definition

to tame to fit the needs of people

(ex. farming & herding)

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City-state
Definition
a city and surrounding farmland that it controls
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Archaeologist
Definition
Scientists who study artifacts and other evidence of human life in the past (ex. ruins, pottery, weapons)
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Ziggurat
Definition
the temple and main building in the Sumerian city-states
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Pictograph
Definition

Picture signs that stand for words

(early form of writing)

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Cuneiform
Definition
Wedge shaped writing of the Sumerians
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Sumerians
Definition
Built first cities in Mesopotamia
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Henry Rawlinson
Definition
British officer who translated cuneiform
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Hammurabi
Definition
King of Babylon; wrote law code based on "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"
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Nomad
Definition

Traveled from place to place;

no permanent homes

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Scribe
Definition
A person whose job was to write
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Stylus
Definition
Writing tool
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Irrigation
Definition
Controlling the  flow of water (canals, levees, dams)
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Iqu
Definition
Measurement of land (similar to the acre)
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Middle East
Definition
Region where Asia, Africa, and Europe meet
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Climate of the Middle East
Definition
Arid (hot & dry)
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Iraq

Definition

modern country where Mesopotamia was located

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Agriculture
Definition
 farming or growing crops
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Surplus
Definition
an extra supply
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Barter
Definition
to trade goods or services
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Division of labor
Definition
different people performing different jobs
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