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Vocab~ SS Unit 2 Voc
Term | Definition |
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Canal | An artificial (man-made) waterway for boats or for irrigation. |
civilization | The most advanced stage of human development and organization |
code | A collection of organized laws |
Fertile Crescent | Fertile land in the Middle East in a semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
flooding | Covering or filled with water |
Indus River Valley | Major river valley in Asia, in what is today Pakistan |
irrigation | Supplying with water by man-made methods |
job specialization | Members of a community perform the jobs that they are most suited for |
law | A rule of conduct (behavior) enforced by the government |
Mesopotamia | The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
polytheism | A belief in many gods |
scribes | A class of scholars and copiers who were the basis of the government, the army and the priesthood |
temple | A building for worship |