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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |