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