| A | B |
|---|
| Mesopotamia | "land between 2 rivers" in the fertile crescent |
| Sumer | Earliest civilization in Mesopotamia established by the Sumerians |
| city-state | Mesopotamian cities and their surrounding territories |
| artisans | skilled workers |
| ziggurat | Mesopotamian temple located in the center of the city |
| cuneiform | first form of writing made of wedge-shaped signs |
| scribe | Sumerian writer |
| priest-king | Sumerian governmental and religious leader |
| empire | territories governed by a single ruler or nation |
| culture | a way of life |
| reform | change that leads to improvement |
| reign | a period of power |
| Hammurabi | king of Babylon and great conqueror who developed a code of law |
| civilization | society with a developed knowledge of farming, trade, government, art, culture and science |
