CL 3 vocab Flashcards
1
Q
fertile crescent
A
a large arc of rich or firtle farm land
2
Q
slit
A
a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
3
Q
irrigation
A
a way of supplying water to an area of land
4
Q
canals
A
human-made waterways
5
Q
surplus
A
more than they need
6
Q
division of labor
A
the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a paticular task or
7
Q
rural
A
countryside
8
Q
urban
A
city
9
Q
city-state
A
all of the country side around it
10
Q
sargon
A
extend akkadian territory
11
Q
empire
A
land with different territories and peoples under a single rule
12
Q
polytheism
A
the worship of many gods
13
Q
priests
A
people who preformed religious ceremonies
14
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social hierarchy
A
the division of society by rank or class
15
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pictographs
A
picture symbols
