Social Studies Flashcards
1
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Ziggurat
A
An ancient Sumerian or Babylonian temple that rose in a series of steplike levels.
2
Q
Semiarid
A
Having little rainfall and warm temperatures.
3
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Scribe
A
A person who specializes in writing and serves as a record keeper
4
Q
Pictographs
A
A picture or drawing that represents a word or an idea in an early system of writing
5
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Polytheism
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A belief in many God or goddesses
6
Q
Fertile Crescent
A
An area of rich soil in the Middle East, stretching from the Mediterranean Sea through Mesopotamia to the Persian gulf
7
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Floodplain
A
Flat land bordering a river
8
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Slit
A
Fine,fertile soil deposited by a river
