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Chapter 4 lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Silt | fine particles of fertile soil |
| irrigation | a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches pipes or streams |
| parallel | moving or lying in the same direction and the same distance apart |
| surplus | an amount that is left over after a need has been met |
| city-state | a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory |
| polytheism | a belief in more than one god |
| ziggurat | a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top |
| consist | to be made up of |
| cuneiform | a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks made in a soft clay |
| scribe | a person who copies or writes out documents often a record keeper |
| epic | a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero |