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Unit 2 words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| temple | A building for worship |
| canal | An artifact (man-made) waterway for boats or for irrigation |
| civilization | The most advanced stage of human development and organization |
| code | A collection of organized laws. |
| Fertile Crescent | Fertile land in the middle East in 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 Pakistan |
| Irrigation | Supplying water by man-made methods |
| job specialization | Members of a community perform the jobs that they are most suited for |
| law | A rule of conduct (behavior) enforced by the government |
| Mesopotamia | The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| polythesim | A belief in many gods |
| scribes | A class of scholars and copiers who were the basis of the government, the army and the priesthood. |