G6: Chapter 3-Mesopotamia And The Fertile Crescent

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an area of rich farmland
in Southwest Asia
where the first
civilizations began

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Fertile
Crescent

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a mixture of fertile soil
and tiny rocks that can
make land ideal for
farming

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silt

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a way of supplying
water to an area of land

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irrigation

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a human-made
waterway

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canal

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more of something than
is needed

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surplus

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an arrangement in
which each worker
specializes in a
particular task or job

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division of
labor

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a countryside area

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rural

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a city area

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urban

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a political unit
consisting of a city and
its surrounding
countryside

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city-state

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land with different
territories and peoples
under a single rule

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empire

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the worship of many
gods

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polytheism

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a person who performs
religious ceremonies

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priest

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the division of society
by rank or class

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social
hierarchy

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a legendary figure in Sumerian literature

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Gilgamesh

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One of first military leaders to use soldiers armed with bows and arrows.

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Sargon

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the world’s first system
of writing; developed in
Sumer

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cuneiform

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a picture symbol

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pictograph

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a writer

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scribe

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long poems that tell the
stories of heroes

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epics

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the science of building

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architecture

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a pyramid-shaped
temple in Sumer

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ziggurat

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a Babylonian king who
made a code of 282
laws

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Hammurabi

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a ruler of a kingdom or
empire

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monarch

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a wheeled, horse-drawn
cart used in battle

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chariot

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a famous Chaldean king
who rebuilt Babylon
into a beautiful city

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Nebuchadnezzar

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a set of letters that can
be combined to form
words

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alphabet