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6th Chap.4 Vocab
6th Chap. 4 Ancient Mesopotamia Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bronze | a yellowish-brown metal which is a mixture of copper and tin |
| silt | fine sand, soil, or clay carried by running water and deposited on land |
| cultivate | to prepare and use land for crops |
| metallurgy | the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification |
| domesticate | to tame in order to keep or grow, as with a wild animal or a wild plant |
| irrigation | a man-made system for moving water from its source to where it can be used for growing crops |
| Fertile Crescent | the geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates |
| fertile | able to support the healthy growth of many things, especially plants |