Chapter 3 Flashcards
Fertile Cerscent
a larger area called the fertile cerscent, a large arc of rich, or fertile, farm-land
silt
silt, a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
irrigation
irrigation,a way of supplying water to an area of land
canals
canals,human-made waterways
surplus
surplus,or more then they needed
division of labor
the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particuler task or job is called a division of labor
rural
rural,or countryside
urban
urban, or city
city-state
a city-state consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
Gilgamesh
Gillgamesh,became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature
Sargon
Sargon sought to extend Akkadian territory
empire
empire, or land with different territories and people under a single rule
polytheism
polytheism, the worship of many gods
priests
Priests,people who performed religous ceremonies
social hierarchy
social hierarchy,the division of society by rank or class
