Matching Pairs Mesopotamia VocabularyOnline version vocab by Austin Blodgett 1 sargon 2 city-states 3 4 province 5 6 tribute 7 8 empire 9 10 surplus 11 12 polytheistic ancient mesopotamian ruler Fine sand clay or other an agricultural region extending from the Levant to Iraq. an area in the Middle and Near East: formerly fertile, now partly desert. Division of certain countries or empires a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. in ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel Trained to write cuneiform metireals carried by running water an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. Wedge – shaped characters. ancient mesopotamian ruler Wedge – shaped characters. Payment to a ruler as a sigh of submission or for protection Belife in more then one god An amunt of something left over