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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civilization | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced |
| canal | artificial waterway for boats or for draining or irrigating land |
| code | a collection of laws arranged in some orderly way |
| flooding | covering, or filled with water |
| Fertile Crescent | a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| irrigation | supplying with water by artificial means |
| job specialization | an unwritten agreement within a community under which the members most suited perform that occupation |
| Indus River Valley | major river valley in Asia which flows through what is today Pakistan |
| Mesopotamia | the land between two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates) |
| law | a rule of conduct or action laid down and enforced by the government |
| scribes | a class of scholars and copiers who were central to the functioning of government, the army and the priesthood |
| polytheism | belief in many gods/goddesses |
| social pyramid | shows the levels of each social class in terms of importance |
| temple | a building for worship |
| prehistory | time period before written records |
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