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Fertile Crescent
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fertile | rich, good for growing |
| irrigation | method of watering crops |
| city-state | a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions |
| ziggurat | a huge pyramid-shaped structure formed from a series of stacked rectangular platforms |
| society | formed by establishing rules and traditions in an organized community |
| polytheism | the worship of many gods |
| civilization | group of people in a complex, organized society |
| scribe | a professional writer |
| cuneiform | wedge-shaped writing formed in wet clay |
| monotheism | the worship of one god |