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Middle East
Mr. Gawron Key Vocabulary Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| city-state | a city surrounded by smaller villages |
| Fertile Crescent | the area in the Middle East shaped like a quarter moon where one of the earliest civilizations developed. |
| cuneiform | writing form invented by Sumerians |
| monotheistic | Belief in one God |
| polytheistic | Belief in many Gods |
| temple | a place where Gods are honored |
| artisan | a person who works with their hands to create something |
| astronomer | a person who keeps track of the sun, planet, and stars |
| cavalry | soldiers on horseback |
| chariot | a two-wheeled horse drawn carriage |
| terrace | a leveled surface |
| translate | to change words of one language into another. (Historians translated cuneiform into English) |
| tribute | a payment given to a stronger ruler or nation. |