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Social Studies 13
North Africa & Southwest Asia: Physical Geography & HIstory
Term | very dry, almost no rainfall |
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city-state | independent state made up of a city and territories depending on it |
diffusion | spreading out |
domesticate | to keep and use animals as a source of labor or food |
monotheistic | related to a religious belief in on god or deity |
heiroglyphics | an ancient system of writing that uses pictures and symbols |
desertification | a gradual transition from fertile to less productive land |
cuneiform | the earliest known form of writing, from Sumeria |
pilgrimage | a religious journey |
dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
silt | fine particles of soil deposited along riverbanks |
agricultural revolution | a period in which humans began to grow crops instead of gathering plants |
adherents | a follower of a religion, cause, or person |
deities | gods or goddesses |