mesopotania Flashcards
1
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Ziggurat
A
A pyramid-shaped temple
2
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Mesopotamia
A
A Greek word meaning the land between two rivers.
3
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Fertile Crescent
A
A large arc of rich or fertile farmland
4
Q
Silt
A
A mixture of soil and rocks that is very
5
Q
Irrigation
A
A way of controlling water for farming
6
Q
Division of Labor
A
A system that divides people into jobs
7
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Empire
A
Independent territories that makeup territories.
8
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Social Hierarchy
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A system that divides people into classes based on the job of your family.
9
Q
Cuneiform
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The world’s first system of writing
10
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Scribe
A
A job of a person who wrote on clay tablets to keep records.
11
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Surplus
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Producing more goods or crops than needed
