Matching Pairs Mesopotamia VocabularyOnline version Mesopotamia Vocab 19 by Rhonda Slider 1 Monarchy 2 Patriarchal 3 Ziggurat 4 Satrap 5 City-State 6 Cuneiform 7 Empire 8 Monotheism 9 Polytheism 10 Theocracy 11 Mesopotamia Wedge-shaped writing of the Sumerians, using reed stylus and clay tablet Belief in one God Belief in many gods A stepped tower on which a temple was built for the chief god or goddess of the Sumerian city Government by a sovereign ruler (rule by a King or Queen) A large political state under a single leader and control many territories A government established by divine authority Land between the rivers A state with political and economic control over the surrounding land Protector of the kingdom (governor of provinces) Dominated by men