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world history 1
flash cards with mesopotamia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mesopotamia | the land between the two rivers - earliest known civilization in what is now Iraq. It is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| Fertile Crescent | a large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland that Mesopotamia was part of |
| civilization | complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing systems |
| irrigation | method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops |
| city-state | independent state made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages |
| artisan | skilled craftsperson |
| cuneiform | sumerian writing system made up of wedge shaped markings |
| scribe | people who copy manuscripts |
| empire | group of lands under one ruler |
| barter/trade | to exchange goods without using money |
| ziggurat | an ancient tower in the shape of a pyramid made of mud bricks |
| caravan | group of traveling merchants and animals |