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Question | Answer |
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fertile crescent | an area of farmland in southwest asia where the first civilization began |
silt | a mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can mack land ideal for farming |
irrigation | a way of supplying water to an area of land |
canal | a human made waterway |
surplus | more of something then is needed |
division of labor | an arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job |
polytheism | the worship of many gods |
priest | a person who performs religious ceremonies |
social hierchy | the division of society by rank or class |
rural | a coutryside area |
urban | a city |
city state | a political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside |
empire | land with different territories and peoples under a single rule |
architecture | the science of building |
ziggurat | a pyramid shaped temple in summer |
cuneiform | the wolds first system of writing developed in sumer |
scribe | a writer |
epics | long poems that tell the stories of heroes |
alphabet | a set of letters that can be combined to form words |