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s.s lesson 1 voc
term definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fertile crescent | A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf |
| Mesopotamia | Wide, flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq |
| irrigate | To supply water to |
| City-state | Independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory |
| barter | Trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money |
| polytheism | worship of many gods or deities |
| ziggurat | Brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple |
| cuneiform | Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things |
| distinet | separate-different |
| prosper | Gain in wealth |