Chapter 3 - Ancient Mesopotamia
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dyerme on November 29, 2010
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Donoho Lower School and Middle School, History, CDC Social Studies, Mrs. Dyer
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Mesopotamia | The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers |
| floodplain | flat land bordering the banks of a river |
| silt | rich, fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river |
| semiarid | having little rainfall and warm temperature |
| drought | a long period of dry weather |
| surplus | an amount that is more than what is needed |
| civilization | a form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology |
| Sumer | A region of city-states in Mesopotamia that was home to the first civilization. |
| city-state | A city and its surrounding lands functioning as anindependent political unit |
| ziggurat | An ancient Sumerian or Babylonian temple that rose in steplike levels |
| polytheism | the belief in many gods or goddesses |
| king | The highest ranking leader of a group |
| bronze | metal made from mixture of copper and tin |
| pictograph | a picture or drawing representing words or ideas |
| stylus | wedge-shaped writing instrument made from the reed plant |
| cuneiform | a system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols, invented by the sumerians around 3000 B.C. |
| scribe | a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper |
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