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unit 2 terms
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| canal | An arttificial (man -made) waterwayway for boats or for irrigation |
| civilization | the most advanced stage of human development and organizatization |
| code | a coolection of organized laws |
| Fertile crescent | 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 pakistan |
| irrigation | supplying with 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 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 |