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mesopofamia
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fertile Crescent | Located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, a large arch of fertile farmland |
| Irrigation | a way of supplying water to an area of land |
| Canal | human-made waterways that carry water to land |
| Surplus | more than is needed (usually used to describe a supply of food) |
| City-State | consists of a city and all the countryside around it |
| Empire | land with different territories and peoples under a single ruler |
| Polytheism | the worship of many Gods |
| Priest | |
| Social Hierarchy | |
| Cuneifor | |
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| Scribe | |
| Ziggurat | |
| Hammurabi's Code | |
| Monarch | |
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