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SS.Lesson 1 Voc
Definition World History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| irrigate | to supply water to |
| mesopotamia | Wide flat plain in between the tigris and euphrates rivers in present-day iraq |
| city-state | Independdent state consisting of a city and its sorrounding territory |
| fertile crescent | a region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the mediterranean coast east through mesopotamia to the persian gulf |
| barter | trading system in which people exchange goods directly with using money |
| prosper | |
| distinct | |
| cuneiform | Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things |
| zigguarat | brick pyramid shaped mesopotamia temple |
| polytheism |