fertile cresent Flashcards
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canals
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a human-made waterway
2
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empire
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a group of people or states ruled by two strong single rulers
3
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clan
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a large family based unit with loyalty to the group
4
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polytheism
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the belief in more than one God
5
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monotheism
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a belief in one god
6
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alluvial
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a flat area of land next to a stream or river that flows
7
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culture
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a groups way of living
8
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cultural hearth
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center of civilization from which ideas and technology spread
9
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bazaar
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a market place
10
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social hierarchy
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the division of society by rank of class
11
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pictographs
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a painted picture used to communicate
12
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epic poems
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a long poem that tells of a hero’s adventure
13
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myth
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a traditional story
14
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cuneiform
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the earliest known form of writing
15
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architecture
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the science of building
