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Fertile Crescent
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fertile Crescent | A large arch of rich fertile farmland that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea |
| silt | A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks left behind by rivers |
| civilization | An organized society within a specific area |
| irrigation | A way of supplying water to an area of land |
| canals | Human made waterways |
| surplus | More of something than is needed |
| division of labor | An arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular task or job |
| rural | Countryside area |
| urban | City area |
| city-state | A political unit consisting of a city and all the countryside around it |
| Gilgamesh | King of Uruk who became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature |
| Sargon | King of Akkad who built the world's first empire |
| empire | Land with different territories and people under a single rule |
| polytheism | The worship of many gods |
| priests | People who performed religious ceremonies |
| social hierarchy | division of society by rank or class |
| cuneiform | The world's first system of writing |
| pictographs | Writing using picture symbols |
| scribe | writer |
| epic | Long poems that tell the stories of heroes |
| architecture | The science of building |
| ziggurat | A pyramid shaped temple in Sumer |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian ruler, a brilliant military leader, known for his set of written laws |
| monarch | Ruler of a kingdom or empire |
| Hammurabi's Code | A set of 282 laws that dealt with nearly every part of everyday life |
| chariot | A wheeled, horse drawn cart used in battle |
| Nebuchadnezzar | Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon |
| alphabet | A set of letters combined to form words |
| Cyrus the Great | Persian emperor who conquered most of southwest Asia |
| cavalry | a unit of soldiers who ride horses |
| Darius I | Persian emperor who restored order after a period of rebellion |
| Persian Wars | a series of wars between Persia and Greece |
| Xerxes I | Son of Darius, led the Persians at the battle of Salamis |
| Fertile Crescent | A large arch of rich fertile farmland that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea |
| silt | A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks left behind by rivers |
| civilization | An organized society within a specific area |
| irrigation | A way of supplying water to an area of land |
| canals | Human made waterways |
| surplus | More of something than is needed |
| division of labor | An arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular task or job |
| rural | Countryside area |
| urban | City area |
| city-state | A political unit consisting of a city and all the countryside around it |
| Gilgamesh | King of Uruk who became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature |
| Sargon | King of Akkad who built the world's first empire |
| empire | Land with different territories and people under a single rule |
| polytheism | The worship of many gods |
| priests | People who performed religious ceremonies |
| social hierarchy | division of society by rank or class |
| cuneiform | The world's first system of writing |
| pictographs | Writing using picture symbols |
| scribe | writer |
| epic | Long poems that tell the stories of heroes |
| architecture | The science of building |
| ziggurat | A pyramid shaped temple in Sumer |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian ruler, a brilliant military leader, known for his set of written laws |
| monarch | Ruler of a kingdom or empire |
| Hammurabi's Code | A set of 282 laws that dealt with nearly every part of everyday life |
| chariot | A wheeled, horse drawn cart used in battle |
| Nebuchadnezzar | Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon |
| alphabet | A set of letters combined to form words |
| Cyrus the Great | Persian emperor who conquered most of southwest Asia |
| cavalry | a unit of soldiers who ride horses |
| Darius I | Persian emperor who restored order after a period of rebellion |
| Persian Wars | a series of wars between Persia and Greece |
| Xerxes I | Son of Darius, led the Persians at the battle of Salamis |
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