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28 Cards in this Set
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a large arc of rich, or fertile farmland
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Fertile Crescent
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a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
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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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human-made waterways
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canal
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more than needed
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surplus
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the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
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divison of labor
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countryside
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rural
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city
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urban
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consisted of a city and the countryside around it
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city-state
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one of Uruk's kings and became a legendary figure
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Gilamesh
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sought to extend Akkadian territory
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Sargon
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land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
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empire
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worship of many gods
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polytheism
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worship of one God
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monotheism
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people who perform religious ceremonies
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priests
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the division of society by rank or class
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social hierarchy
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a part or function
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role
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the first form of writing
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cuneiform
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picture symbols
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pictographs
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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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pyramid-shaped temple tower
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ziggurat
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a ruler of a kingdom or empire
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monarch
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a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
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Hammurabi's Code
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a wheeled horse- drawn cart used in battle
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chariot
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a set of letters that can be combined to form words
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alphabet
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the most famous Chaldean king
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Nebuchadnezzar
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