mesopotamia Flashcards

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279883037	Mesopotamia	is Greek for land between the two rivers, the first civilization, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, present day Iraq	0
279883038	Plateau	broad area of high flat land, northern Mesopotamia	1
279883039	Plain	a broad area of flat open land that is lower than the plateau in southern Mesopotamia	2
279883040	Sumer	region in southern Mesopotamia, among the first cities in the world and used irrigation	3
279883041	City-State	self governing independant area made up of city, surrounding village, and farmland	4
279883042	Priests	ruled early city-states, ran irrigation systems, planned new canals, organized work crews, stored surplus grain in temples, collected taxes like grain and animals and prayed plus made sacrifices to please the gods	5
279883043	Artisans	skilled worker who made goods by hand, made board games, musical instruments, and jewlery	6
279883044	Trade	new goods crafted by artisans to exchange for building materials as city-states grew and it led to the need of keeping track of what was traded	7
279883045	Bulla	round clay container, tokens put inside and sealed and you couldn't tell what was inside. they pressed marks into wet clay	8
279883046	Technology	plow to break through hard soil,wheel and sailboat, made bronze tools and weapons	9
279883047	Administrator	organized the building and upkeep of the canals, first administrators were priests	10