Post on 30-Jun-2015
description
Mesopotamia:the first city-states
a review of keywords and vocabulary
● Take out your notebook.● Write down any words you do not
know.● Try to translate the English word
into Spanish.
Are you ready?
city-states
???
city-states
ciudad-estado
lower (ex. Lower Mesopotamia)
???
lower (ex. Lower Mesopotamia)
bajo (ex. Baja Mesopotamia)
often
???
often
a menudo
o
frecuentamente
farmers
???
farmers
campesinos
o
agricultores
craftsmen
???
craftsmen
artesanos
trade
???
trade
comercio
to lead to (past tense: led to)
???
to lead to (past tense: led to)
conducir a
to worship
???
to worship
orar
o
adorar
a priest
???
a priest
un sacerdote
o
un cura
the harvest
???
the harvest
la cosecha
the taxes
???
the taxes
los impuestos
the military commanders
???
the military commanders
los altos mandos militares
to take control (or ... to take over)
???
to take control (or ... to take over)
tomar el control
o
dominar
o
conquistar
to stretch from ____ to ____
???
to stretch from ____ to ____
abarcar desde ______ a ______
o
extenderse desde _____ a ______
o
ocupar
The End