Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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Fertile Cresent
A
An arch of rich, or fertile, farm land
2
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Silt
A
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
3
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Irrigation
A
A way of supplying water to an area of land
4
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Canals
A
Human made waterways
5
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Surplus
A
More than they needed
6
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DIvision Of Labor
A
A type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
7
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Rural
A
Countryside
8
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Urban
A
City
9
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City-State
A
Consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
10
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Gilgamesh
A
One of Uruk’s kings
11
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Sargon
A
Sought to extend Akkadian
12
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Empire
A
Land with different territories and people under a single rule
13
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Polytheism
A
The worship of many gods
14
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Priests
A
People who performed religious ceremonies
15
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Social Hierarchy
A
The division of society by rank or class
