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| "Land Between The Rivers". Located between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. |
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| A group of ancient city-states in southern Mesopotamia; the earliest civilization in Mesopotamia |
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| A self governing unit made up of a city and the surrounding land |
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| Supplying dry lands with water by means of canals,ditches or pipes |
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| People who move with their flocks and herds |
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| A system of writing that used edge-shaped symbols to represent sounds,ideas and objects |
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| A professional writer and record keeper |
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| A large temple located in the center of ancient Sumerian Cities |
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| A written set of laws that apply to everyone under a goverment |
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| Several city-states under one ruler |
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| King of the Babylonian empire; creator of the code of hammurabi |
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