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17 Cards in this Set
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Mesopotamia |
the region between the Tigris and Euphrates river |
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Flood plain |
the flat land bordering a river |
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Silt |
the fine soil deposited by floodwaters |
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Semiarid |
having little rainfall and warm tempetures |
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Drought |
period of little rainfall |
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Slurpus |
an amount of a good, such as food, in excess of what is needed |
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Civilization |
an advanced form of culture |
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Sumer |
an ancient region of southern Mesopata |
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City-state |
a political unit that includes a city and its nearby farmlands |
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Ziggurat |
an ancient Sumerian or Babylonian temple that rose in a series of step like levels |
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Polytheism |
a belief in many gods or goddesses |
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King |
the leader of a group of people |
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Bronze |
a metal made of copper and tin |
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Pictograph |
a picture or drawing that represents a word or idea |
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Stylus |
a sharpened reed that is used to press markings into clay |
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Cuneiform |
a type of writing made up of wedge shaped markings |
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Scribe |
a person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper |
