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s.s lesson 1 voc.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fertile Crescent | Is a region of the Middle East that stretches in a large, crescent-shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. |
| 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. |
| Polythesim | worship of many gods or deities. |
| Ziggurats | brick , pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple. |
| Cuneiform | Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symobols to stand for ideas or thing . |
| Distinet | separate, different |
| Prosper | to gain in wealth |