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UNIT 2 S.S
unit 2 social studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Canal | An artificial (man-made) waterway for boats or for irrigation. |
| Civilization | The most advanced stage of human develpoment and orginization. |
| Code | A collection of organized laws |
| Fertile Cresent | Fertile land in the Middle East in a semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. |
| Flooding | Covering or filled with water. |
| Indus River Valley | Major river valley in Asia, in what is today Pakistsan. |
| Irrigation | Supplying with water by man-made methods. |
| Job Specialization | Members from a community perform the jobs that they are most suited for. |
| Law | A rule of a conduct (behavior) enforced by the government. |
| Mesopotamia | The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. |
| Polytheism | A belief in many gods. |
| Scribes | A class of scholars and copiers who were the basis of the government, the army and the priesthood. |
| Temple | A building for worship. |