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Unit 2-Lesson 1 Voca
Vocabulary words from Unit 2-Lesson 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mesopotamia | Land between the rivers |
| Fertile Crescent | Agricultural area in Southwest Asia stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf |
| Canals | water channels |
| Reservoirs | Human-made lakes |
| Levees | High Walls |
| City-states | Independent cities and their surrounding territory |
| Scribes | Record Keepers |
| Cuneiform | World's oldest writing system |
| Polytheism | Belief in more than one god |
| Immortal | To live forever |
| Ziggurats | Pyramid-shaped temples |
| Theocracy | Government run by religious leaders |
| Artisans | Skilled Workers |
| Nobles | People of high social rank |
| Patriarchal | Men held positions of power |
| Bronze | Strong metal made by combining copper and tin |
| Sundials | Used to track the sun's shadow to tell time |
| Empire | A group of regions or countries under one ruler |