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SS. Lesson 1 Vocab

TermDefinition
Fertitle Crescent is a region of the middle east that scretches in a large crescent shaped curve from persian gulf to the mediterrannean sea the fertitle
Mesopotamia a wide flat plain in present day iraq this plain lies between two great rivers
irrigate or supply water to their crops they dug many miles of irrigation canals to bring water from the rivers
city state is and independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory each sumerian city had its own goverment and laws and each had its own main god cities had walls and densely packed houses
barter is a trading system in which people exchange good directly without using money
polytheism the belief in more than one god sumerians believed these gods controlled every aspect of life including rain wind and other elements of nature some gods represented agriculture or other activities.
ziggurat the largest ziggurats were seven stories tall they rose upward in steps with each level smaller than the one below.
cuneiform is a system of writing that uses trangular shaped symbols to stand for words ideas or sounds .
distinct roles within sumerian society.
prosper sumerians believed that only priest knew how to communicate with the gods.
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