Mesopotamia Vocab
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. cuneiform
A. The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of ___
2. caravan
B. A river in southwestern Asia
3. specialization
C. The structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
4. technology
D. Supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
5. fossil
E. An extinct language of the ___ in ancient Mesopotamia (plural)
6. irrigation
F. A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
7. empire
G. A wise man skilled in occult learning (plural)
8. domesticate
H. A set of rules or principles or laws
9. nomad
I. An Asian river
10. artifact
J. The territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
11. scribe
K. A man-made object taken as a whole
12. artisan
L. An ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
13. astronomer
M. French playwright
14. province
N. A procession traveling together in single file
15. ziggurat
O. Someone whose style is out of fashion
16. tigris
P. The application of the knowledge and usage of tools and ___ to control one's environment
17. euphrates
Q. To adapt to the environment
18. babylon
R. A member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons
19. hammurabi
S. Not usual or common or ordinary
20. unusual
T. A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
21. code
U. The domain ruled by an emperor or empress
22. assyrians
V. An area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq
23. chaldeans
W. Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia
24. sumer
X. A physicist who studies ___