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