| A | B |
|---|
| ziggurat | temple at center of Sumerian city |
| fertile land | land that's good for growing crops |
| slave | a person owned by another person |
| archaeology | study of objects from long ago |
| artifacts | objects made and left by ancient people |
| irrigate | to bring water to dry land |
| scribe | a person able to read and write cuneiform |
| cuneiform | a form of writing uses in Mesopotamia, first written language |
| stylus | a wedge-shaped tool used for writing |
| domesticated animals | animals that are tamed and used by people |
| lugal | name of the ruler of Mesopotamia |
| drought | a long time without rain |
| Tigris | one of the rivers of Mesopotamia |
| Euphrates | One of the rivers of Mesopotamia |
| Fertile Crescent | a nickname for Mesopotamia telling the shape and that it was good for crops |
| Cradle of Civilization | a nickname for Mesopotamia saying it was one of the first civilizations |
| Hammurabi | a great ruler of Bablyon who united Mesopotamia |
| Code of Hammurabi | a set of laws for Mesopotamia |
| monotheism | the belief that there is only one god |
| Iraq, Turkey & Syria | modern day countries located where Mesopotamia was |
| civilization | a way of life including art, science, economy and government |
| discoveries of Mesopotamians | pulley, lever, sundial, wheel, calendar, writing, jewelry |
