Matching Pairs Mesopotamia VocabularyOnline version vocab by Austin Blodgett 1 sargon 2 3 surplus 4 empire 5 6 7 8 9 tribute 10 province 11 polytheistic 12 city-states Division of certain countries or empires an agricultural region extending from the Levant to Iraq. an area in the Middle and Near East: formerly fertile, now partly desert. ancient mesopotamian ruler Fine sand clay or other metireals carried by running water Payment to a ruler as a sigh of submission or for protection Belife in more then one god Wedge – shaped characters. ancient mesopotamian ruler Wedge – shaped characters. 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 An amunt of something left over an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.