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Mesopotamia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fertile Crescent | a region of the Middle East that stretches in a large, crescent-shaped curve from the Persian gulf to the Mediterranean Sea |
| irrigate | supply water to |
| city-state | an independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory |
| barter | a trading system in which people exchange goods directly without money |
| polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
| ziggurat | pyramid-shaped brick towers used as temples |
| cuneiform | a system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things |
| empire | a state containing several countries or territories |
| rule of law | the idea that all members of a society must obey the law |
| silt | fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment |