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Ancient Civilization
Terms to know for test this friday
Term | Definition |
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polytheism | belief in more than one god or in many gods. |
irrigation | the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops. |
cuneiform | the Mesopotamian system of writing |
hieroglyphics | a figure or symbol with a hidden meaning. |
papyrus | a material on which to write, prepared from thin strips of the pith of this plant laid together, soaked, pressed, and dried, used by the ancint Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. |
scribe | a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing. |
nomad | a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply. |
ziggurat | the name of the temple where Sumerians believed their gods lived |