Mesopotamia vocab

a long narrative poem telling of the deeds of a

legendary hero

Used in Mesopotamia, it was one of the earliest writing systems in the world. It used about 500 symbols and was a series of wedges

and lines written on clay tablets with a reed.

An official writer

A self-governing city that also governs the surrounding country-side and nearby villages

A f lattened pyramid made of mud-brick and had a temple on the top. Believed to be the center of Sumerian religious life

Belief in many gods and goddesses

A group of lands and people ruled by one government

A written collection of laws that apply to the people ruled by one government

A dividing of the population into groups with different levels of importance (e.g.: king, merchants, servants, slaves)

A special agreement or promise

A person who speaks for God

The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible. They were given to Moses.

The belief in 1 God

The scattering of the Jews from their homeland

The exchange of one good or service for another