| A | B |
|---|
| empire | a group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government |
| Babylon | a city built by a group of invaders to Mesopotamia in the 1800's BC |
| ziggurat | a grand temple built to the chief god |
| cuneiform | the Sumerian system of writing made up of wedge-shaped markings |
| scribe | a record keeper |
| civilization | a complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system |
| artisan | a skilled craftsperson |
| city-state | an independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages |
| irrigation | a method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops |
| Mesopotamia | land in the Fertile Crescent; its name means "land between the rivers" |
| Tigris River | a river found in Mesopotamia |
| Euphrates River | a river found in Mesopotamia |
| Hammurabi | the Babylonian king best known for his law code |
| Sargon | King of the Akkadians who conquesed all of Mesopotamia c. 2340 BC |
| Sumer | a region of southern Mesopotamia |
