| A | B |
| City-State | A city and the area it controls. |
| Class System | A system that divides people into social groups from highest to lowests. |
| Cuneiform | Sumerian writing system. |
| Enlil and Utu | Most important gods of Mesopotamia. |
| Fertile Crescent | Name given to Mesopotamia that describes its shape and soil. |
| Gilgamesh | Sumerian semi divine hero. |
| Hammurabi | A famous law giver of Ancient Mesopotamia. |
| Kings, Priest, and wealthy property-owners | Members of the highest class of Mesopotamia. |
| Priest and Kings | Two governing groups of Mesopotamian city-states. |
| Scribes | Sumerian writers and record keepers. |
| Skilled workers, merchants and farmers | Members of the middle class of Mesopotamia. |
| Slaves | Members of the lowest class in Mesopotamia. |
| Sumerians | The first people to live in Mesopotamia. |
| Ziggurat | Pyramid shaped tower that supports the temple. |
| Mesopotamia | An ancient place, about the same area in Iraq, and parts of Syria and Turkey today; its name means land between rivers. |