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Agriculture

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Farming

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Cataract

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A waterfall or group of rocks that slow down the flow of water

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Code of Hammurabi

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Comprehensive set of laws, considered by many scholars to be the oldest laws established; developed by Hammurabi, King of Babylon

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Cuneiform

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A system of writing that used wedged shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas and objects; developed by the ancient Sumerians

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Delta

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Flat, fan shaped area of fertile land made of silt at the mouth of a river

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Economy

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The way people manage money/ resources for production of goods/ services

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Empire

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Group of lands and people ruled by one government

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Expedition

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A trip for a specific reason taken by a person or group

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Fertile

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Area in which crops are able to be grown, rich in nutrients

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Fertile Crescent

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An ancient area of fertile land and rivers that extend in an arc shape between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Hieroglyphics

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Ancient Egyptian picture/symbol writing

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Irrigation

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Watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes

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Mesopotamia

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Land between the twin rivers- Tigris and Euphrates

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Monotheism

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Belief in one God

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Natural Resources

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Found in nature- useful to humans (ex. a mineral, forest)

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Papyrus

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A reed plant that grows along the Nile river

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Pharaoh

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Ancient Egyptian king- leader

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Polytheism

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Belief in many Gods

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Pyramid

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Burial tomb for ancient Egyptian queen or king

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River Valley

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Fertile area along the sides of the river

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Scribe

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One who was able to read and write

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Silt

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A mix of tiny bits of soil and rock carried and deposited by a river

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Social Mobility

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The movement/ shifting of membership between/ within social classes by individuals/ groups

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Social Pyramid

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A diagram used to show the levels of society or social hierarchy in ancient Egypt

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Specialization

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Training to do a particular kind of work

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Surplus

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More than what is needed- extra

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Trade

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An exchange of goods

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