Chapter 3 Section 1-4 Flashcards
1
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A large arc of rich, or fertile farmland
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Fertile Crescent
2
Q
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
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Silt
3
Q
A way of supplying water to an area of land
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Irrigation
4
Q
Human-made waterways
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Canals
5
Q
More than they needed
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Surplus
6
Q
The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
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Division of labor
7
Q
Countryside
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Rural
8
Q
City
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Urban
9
Q
A city and all the countryside around it
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City-state
10
Q
Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
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Empire
11
Q
The worship of many gods
A
Polytheism
12
Q
People who performed religious ceremonies
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Priests
13
Q
The division of society by rank or class
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Social hierarchy
14
Q
The world’s first system of writing
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Cuneiform
15
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Picture symbols
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Pictographs
