The document defines key terms related to ancient Mesopotamian civilization such as goods markets, caravans, cuneiform writing, prophets, covenants, ziggurats, and city-states. It also covers religious concepts like monotheism and describes Mesopotamia as located between two rivers and having a polytheistic and patriarchal society.
2. Bazaar Empire
0 Goods market 0 Area of many territories
and people controlled by
one government
3. Caravan Scribes
0 Groups of travelers 0 People in society who
could read and write
4. Cuneiform Monotheism
0 Picture system of 0 One God
writing that uses wedge
shaped symbols
5. Prophets Mesopotamia
0 Religious leaders 0 Between 2 rivers
6. Covenant Diaspora
0 Binding agreement 0 Scattering of people
7. Ziggurat City-State
0 Massive stepped tower 0 City with political and
on which was built a economic control over
temple dedicated to the the surrounding
chief god or goddess of a countryside
Sumerian city
8. Polytheistic Patriarchal
0 Many gods 0 Dominated by men