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Mesopotamia
social studies ancient civilizations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| irragation | a way of supplying water to an area of land |
| canals | Human made water ways |
| division of labor | a type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular job |
| Social hierarchy | the division of society by rank or class |
| priests | people who performed religious ceremonies |
| polythesim | the worship of many gods |
| empire | a land with diffirent territories and people under a single rule |
| sargon | the first ruler of a permanent army. He also built a new capitol Akkad in 2300 bc |
| Gilgamesh | one of Urak's kings. a legendary figure in sumerian literature |
| city-state | consisted of a city and all the country side around it |
| urban | city areas |
| rural | country side areas |
| ziggurat | a pyramid shaped temple tower |
| architecture | the science of building |
| epics | long poems that tell stories of heroes |
| scribe | writer |
| pictographs | picture symbols |
| cuneiform | the world's first system of writing |
| fertile crescent | a large arc of rich or fertile farmland |
| silt | a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks |
| surplus | more than needed |
| nebuchadenezzar | The most famous Chalden king |
| alphabet | A set of letters that can be combined to form words |
| chariot | A wheeled horse drawn cart used in battle |
| hammurabi's code | A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life |
| monarch | A ruler of a kingdom or empire |