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Social Studies 13
North Africa & Southwest Asia: Physical Geography & HIstory
| Term | very dry, almost no rainfall |
|---|---|
| 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 |