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Mesopotamia vocab words Flashcards

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Wat is the definition of tributary?

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A river that flows into a larger river

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what is a Plateau

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A high flat area of land

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What is a alluvial plain?

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A low flat land formed from fine soil left behind by streams

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What is silt?

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Soil and tiny rocks carried or deposited on the land by floodwaters

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What is a city State?

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A city with farm lands around it

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What is a monarchy?

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The government system in which a king or queen rules

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What is authority?

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The right to rule

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What is polytheism?

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A belief in many gods

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What is a caravan?

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A group of traders traveling together on a long journey

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What is architecture?

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A style of building

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What is an innovation?

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A new way of doing things

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What is a almanac?

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Writings that include info that describe the best way to plant,irrigate land,and care for crops

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What is a ziggurat?

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The largest and tallest building in every Sumerian city state

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What is cuneiform?

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A writing system based on wedged shaped symbols

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What is a scribe?

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A person who records things for others

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What is a deity?

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One exalted or revered as supremely good or powerful such as a god

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What does conquer mean?

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To take over

18
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What is a empire?

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Vast lands and varied people under control of a single government

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What is an emperor?

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The ruler of an empire

20
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What is a standing army?

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A permanent army of paid soldiers

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What is tribute?

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A required payment from one ruler to a more powerful ruler

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What is the code of Hammurabi?

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The collection of laws that Hammurabi organized for the people of Babylon to follow

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