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Social Studies Mrs.E
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent Flashcards
Question | Answer |
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Where was the Fertile Crescent? | Mesopotamia. |
What was Mesopotamia? | A area by the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. |
What does SILT mean? | A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks. |
What does DIVISION OF LABOR mean? | The type of an arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job. |
What is a SCRIBE? | A Writer. |
What was Cuneiform? | The world's first system of writing. |
What was the WHEEL? | The wheel was one of the first inventions made from a Sumerian. |
What is a CHARIOT? | A wheeled horse-drawn cart used in battle. |
What is a MONARCH? | A ruler of a kingdom or empire. |
What is ARCHITECTTURE? | The science of building. |
What are PICTOGRAPHS? | Picture symbols. |
What is an EPIC? | Long poems that tell the stories of heroes. |
What does SURPLUS mean? | More than needed. |
What does IRRIGATION mean? | A way of supplying water to an area of land. |
What is a CANAL? | Human-made waterways. |
What does RURAL mean? | A countryside area. |
What does URBAN mean? | A city area. |
What is an EMPIRE? | A land with different territories and peoples under a single rule. |
What is POLYTHEISM? | A worship of many gods. |
What is a PRIEST? | A person who performs religious ceremonies. |
What is SOCIAL HIERARCHY? | The division of society by rank or class. |
What is a ZIGGURAT? | A pyramid shaped as a temple tower. |
What ia an ALPHABET? | Is a set of letters that can be combined to form words. |