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Mesopotamia Words

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This is a review of terms that are crucial to understand in order to study Mesopotamia.

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Created Date 08.18.20
Last Updated 08.19.20
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  • A man made channel that is built to carry water from one location to another.
  • This is a unit of weight (used to measure grain) that was invented in Mesopotamia.
  • An advanced state of human society that is identified by a structured government and culture.
  • When ruling powers in a kingdom are passed from one generation to the next.
  • The action of watering crops through use the of man made channels.
  • A large number of regions that are controlled by one ruler called an emperor.
  • An independently governed region centered around a city and its surrounding areas.
  • A name of a region that is located between two rivers in the Middle East.
  • The world's very first civilization
  • A tool that is used to write characters or symbols.
  • A king of Babylon who was famous for his construction projects.
  • A king in Babylon who was famous for creating the first set of written laws and punishments.
  • The first laws that were written down.
  • An ancient wedge-shaped form of writing that was invented in Sumer.
  • Large, flat-roofed temple that was located in the middle of a Mesopotamian city.
  • An ancient mythological character in the world's first written story.
  • A word that means farming.
  • The two rivers that border Mesopotamia.
  • A nickname given to Mesopotamia because of its shape and fertile land.
  • A word that describes soil that is good for growing crops.
  • Mud and nutrients that are left behind after a river overflows its banks.
  • Items that scribes used upon which to record information.
  • This is the principle upon which the laws of Hammurabi's Code are based.
  • The exchanging of goods or services
  • The presence and function of trade and money in a region.