The Early Civilization Picture Dictionary
Tigris and Euphrates
Mesopotamia nestled itself between these two rivers
Nile
What is the longest river in the world?
channel
a body of water joining two larger bodies of water
city state
a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and tradition
cuneiform
a form of wedges shaped writing used in ancient times.
ziggurat
a huge pyramid shaped structure consisting of a series of stacked, rectangle platforms
empire
a large territory consisting of many different places under the control of a single ruler
reservoir
a place where a large quality of a resource is stored for later use
irrigation
a system of transporting water to crops.
barley
a type of grain grown for food.
Levee
a wall built along a river bank to prevent flooding
Egypt
an ancient kingdom and present-day country in north eastern africa
Mesopotamia
an area of flat land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where one of Central America.
plateau
an area of high, and flat land.
region
an area on earth with common physical features
plain
an area with flat land.
society
an organized community with establish rules and tradition
polytheism
the worship of many gods
conquer
to defeat
Hammurabi
1810 B.C.-1750 B.C. King of Babylon who came to rule all of Mesopotamia and establish a written code of law know as the code of Hammurabi.
Gilgamesh
2700 B.C. Sumerian king whose adventure were recorded in the Epic of Gilgamesh.