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