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Mesopotamia Flashcards

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Fertile Crescent

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Region in the Middle East. It stretches from the Nile River valley to the Mediterranean coast and along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to their delta in the Persian Gulf.

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Region in the Middle East. It stretches from the Nile River valley to the Mediterranean coast and along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to their delta in the Persian Gulf.

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Fertile Crescent

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Mesopotamia

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between rivers” - a small region of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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between rivers” - a small region of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Mesopotamia

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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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The two rivers that surround ancient Mesopotamia.

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The two rivers that surround ancient Mesopotamia.

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Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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Agriculture

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Farming

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Farming

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Agriculture

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City-state

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An independent kingdom or state made up of a city and the surrounding lands it controls.

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An independent kingdom or state made up of a city and the surrounding lands it controls.

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City-state

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Advanced form of culture. These characteristics include living in cities, growing a surplus of food so that some people in society can specialize in jobs other than farming, and having complex institutions, such as government or religion. In civilizations some of the people in society are usually able to keep records or write, and some people have access to more advanced tools.

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Civilization

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Civilization

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Advanced form of culture. These characteristics include living in cities, growing a surplus of food so that some people in society can specialize in jobs other than farming, and having complex institutions, such as government or religion. In civilizations some of the people in society are usually able to keep records or write, and some people have access to more advanced tools.

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A barrier that people build across rivers or other bodies of water so they can store the water or move it to another location.

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dam

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dam

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A barrier that people build across rivers or other bodies of water so they can store the water or move it to another location.

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A barrier made of dirt, stone, or cement that has been built to confine water.

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dike

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dike

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A barrier made of dirt, stone, or cement that has been built to confine water.

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Domestication

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Developing animals and plants for more than one use. For example, domesticated cattle were developed not only to provide meat, skins, and milk but also to work—pulling a plough, for instance.

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Developing animals and plants for more than one use. For example, domesticated cattle were developed not only to provide meat, skins, and milk but also to work—pulling a plough, for instance.

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Domestication

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Fabric that was woven, but today, it refers to many different kinds of fabrics and cloths.

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Textile

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Textile

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Fabric that was woven, but today, it refers to many different kinds of fabrics and cloths.

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A person who was educated and wrote books or other documents by hand.

A person who writes documents.

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Scribe

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Scribe

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A person who was educated and wrote books or other documents by hand.

A person who writes documents.

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A geographic term used to describe a flat area of land that has a relatively high elevation.

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Plateau

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Plateau

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A geographic term used to describe a flat area of land that has a relatively high elevation.

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Lifestyle of people who live a mobile, or wandering, existence.

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nomadic

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nomadic

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Lifestyle of people who live a mobile, or wandering, existence.

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Substances, materials, and living things that occur on or within the earth and that have economic value.

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Natural Resource

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Natural Resource

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Substances, materials, and living things that occur on or within the earth and that have economic value.

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A ridge or embankment built along the edges of a river or stream to prevent flooding.

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Levee

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Levee

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A ridge or embankment built along the edges of a river or stream to prevent flooding.

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The artificial application of water to land.

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irrigation

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irrigation

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The artificial application of water to land.

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People who obtain food by hunting, fishing, and foraging.

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Hunter-Gatherer

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Hunter-Gatherer

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People who obtain food by hunting, fishing, and foraging.

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Empire

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A large group of territories and people who are ruled by a single sovereign leader or nation

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A large group of territories and people who are ruled by a single sovereign leader or nation

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Empire

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