| A | B |
|---|
| ziggurat | A huge mud brick temple in the middle of each major city state. |
| monarchy | A person who is ruling a country (king/Queen) |
| city-state | a city with surrounding farm land around it. |
| scibe | Soneone who writes or recoreds events that happen |
| innovation | finding a new way or better way to do things. |
| droughts | a long time with little or no rain. |
| irrigation | a connection of ditches, canals and dams to move water. |
| cuniform | Mesopotamia's written language |
| Code of Hammurabi | A collection of laws created by this person. |
| cultural diffusion | The spreading of different cultures. |
| Polytheism | the belief in more that one god/goddess |
| Monotheism | The belief in only 1 god |
| trade routes | trails that were used to trade goods with other civilizations. |
| Dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
| Standardization | the practice of making all things of a certain type alike. |
| alluvial plains | low, flat land formed from fine soils deposited by rivers. |
