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Chapter 3 Terms
World History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fertile crescent | a large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland |
| silt | a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks |
| irrigation | a way of supplying water to an area of land |
| canals | human-made water ways |
| surplus | more of something than is needed |
| division of labor | an arrangement in which each worker specializes in particular task or job |
| rural | a countryside area |
| urban | a city area |
| city-state | a political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside |
| empire | land with different territories and peoples under a single rule |
| social hierarchy | the division of society by rank or class |
| cuneiform | the world's first system of writing; developed in Sumer |
| pictographs | a picture symbol |
| scribe | a writer |
| architecture | the science of building |
| epics | long poems that tell the stories of heroes |
| ziggurat | a pyramid-shaped temple in Sumer |
| monarch | a ruler of a kingdom or empire |
| chariot | a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle |