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Mesopotamia Vocab
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1. Mesopotamia
A Greek word meaning “between the rivers,” it is
also a region in ancient Iraq, Syria, and Turkey
2. settlers
A person who moves into or settles in an area,
where no or few people previously lived
3. civilization
A stage in human development where
people have organized cities, culture, and
technology
4. flourish
To grow
5. Cuneiform
Wedge shaped letters and writing used in
ancient Mesopotamia
6. irrigation
Supplying dry land with water by means of
ditches or dams
7. levee
A wall built to prevent the overflow of a river
8. polytheism
To believe in or worship more than one god