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S.S. lesson 1
vocabulary term and definition world history
Term | Definition |
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Fertile Crescent | a region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf |
Mesopotamia | wide, flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present day Iraq |
irrigate | to supply water |
city-state | Independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory |
barter | trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money |
poly-theism | worship of many gods or deities |
ziggurat | brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple |
cuneiform | Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas and things |
distinct | separate ,different |
prosper | gain in wealth |