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Chapter 3 Terms
World History
Term | Definition |
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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 |