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Mesopotamia
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ziggurat | a pyramid-shaped temple tower |
| cuneiform | the world’s first system of writing (Sumerian invention) |
| social hierarchy | the division of society by rank or class |
| polytheism | the worship of many gods |
| silt | a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks |
| Fertile Crescent | a large area of rich, or fertile, farmland |
| Hammurabi's Code | a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life |
| Mesopotamia | region in SW Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, one of the world’s oldest civilizations |
| division of labor | when each worker specializes in a particular job |
| surplus | when there is more food than needed |
| civilization | complex societies |
| irrigation | manmade way of watering crops |
| scribe | a person who is a record keeper |
| city-state | city and its surrounding lands |
| artisan | skilled worker |