History Mesopotamia Flashcards
1
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Irrigation
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A way of supplying water to an area of land
2
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Priests
A
People who perform religious ceremonies
3
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Division of labor
A
A type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
4
Q
Cuneiform
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The world’s first system of writing
5
Q
Scribe
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Writer
6
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Polytheism
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The worship of many gods
7
Q
Architecture
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The science of building
8
Q
Silt
A
A mixture of soil and tiny rocks
9
Q
Monarch
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A ruler of a kingdom or empire
10
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Surplus
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More than needed
11
Q
Pictographs
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Picture symbols
12
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City-state
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A city and the countryside that surrounds it
13
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Ziggurat
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A pyramid-shaped temple tower
14
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Epic
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Long poems that tell the stories of heroes
15
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Social hierarchy
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The division of society by rank or class
