| A | B |
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| MESOPOTAMIA | the land "between the rivers" |
| TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS | What 2 rivers was Mesopotamia between? |
| FERTILE CRESCENT | an area of good farmland located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf |
| SUMERIANS | Who created the first civilization? |
| POLYTHEISTIC | having or believing in many gods |
| CITY-STATE | a state with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside |
| ZIGGURAT | a massive, stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city |
| THEOCRACY | government by divine authority |
| CUNEIFORM | “wedge-shaped,” a system of writing developed by the Sumerians using a reed stylus to create wedge-shaped impressions on a clay tablet |
| BUILDING TEMPLES FOR GODS AND GODDESSES | What was most of the wealth of the cities dedicated (or given) to? |
| PRIEST AND PRIESTESSES | Who held the most power in Sumerian cities? |
| FARMING | What was the basis of the economy of the Sumerian city-states? |
| WHEEL | The invention of the ___ in 3000 B.C. made the transport of goods much easier. |
| IT WAS BAKED OR DRIED IN THE SUN | After impressions were made on a clay tablet, what happened next? |
