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Mesopotamia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fertile crescent | a region of the middle east that stretches in a large, crescent-shaped curve from the Persian gulf to the Mediterranean sea. |
| Mesopotamia | a wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq. |
| irrigate | supply water to, their crops. |
| city-state | an independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory. |
| barter | a trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money. |
| polytheism | the belief in more than one god. |
| ziggurats | pyramid-shaped brick towers. |
| cuneiform | a system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for words, ideas, or sounds. |
| distinct | separate, different |
| prosper | to gain in wealth |