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Mesopotamia Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civilization | group of people living and working together for the purpose of creating an organized society |
| fertile crescent | This curving strip of good farmland extends from the Mediterranean sea to the Persian gulf. This includes parts of the modern day countries Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan. |
| irrigation | A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams |
| surplus | An amount that is left over after a need that has been met |
| silt | fine particles of fertile soil |
| city-state | A city that governs itself and it's surrounding territory |
| polytheism | A belief in more than one god |
| ziggurat | A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top |
| cuneiform | A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks made in soft clay |
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