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29 Cards in this Set
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Fertle Cresent
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arc shapedregion in Southwest Asia, with rich soil
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Domesticate
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To train a wild anaimal to be usefil to humans
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Agriculture
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the business of farming; growing crops abd raising animals
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Nomad
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one who moves from place to place with no permanent home
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trade
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the business of buying and selling or exchaning items
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resource
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something thatcan be used to fullfill a need
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Mesopotamia
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in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigirs and Euphrates riveres
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Tigirs river
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1 of the 2 largedt rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian gulf
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Euphrates river
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1 of the 2 largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to the Persian gulf.
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Sumer
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an area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
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irrigation
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a means of supplying land with water
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silt
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fine particles of rock
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city-state
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an early city that was like a smalll, independent country with its own laws and government
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civilization
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a society marked by developed arts, sciences, and social structure
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social structure
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the way a civilzation is organized
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technology
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the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
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merchant
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a person who makes money by selling goods
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artisan
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a craftsperson
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scribe
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a person who writes
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ziggurat
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an ancient Mesopotamia temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
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culture
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a characteristic pf civilzation that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of people
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cuneiform
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writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
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pictograph
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a symbol that stands for an object
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empire
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a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or goverment
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capital
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a city that is the center of government
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tribute
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wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that ther other is superior
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code of laws
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a collection of written laws or rules
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economy
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the way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants
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siege
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a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
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