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