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Term | Definition |
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Fertile Crescent | A region of the Middle East that stretches in a large, crescent-shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. |
Mesopotamia | A wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq. |
irrigate | supply water to |
city-state | an independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory |
barter | a trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money |
polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
ziggurat | pyramid-shaped brick towers |
cuneiform | a system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for words, ideas, or sounds |
distinct | separate, different |
prosper | to gain in wealth |