Social Studies: Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent Flashcards
What is the Fertile Crescent?
A large arc of rich, or fertile land
What is silt?
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
What is irrigation?
A way of supplying water to an area of land
What is flooding?
When a body of water overflows and cause destruction to surrounding areas
What is division of labor?
The type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
What is a rural area?
A country side area
What is an urban area?
A city area
What is a city state?
A city and all of the countryside surrounding it
What is polytheism?
The worship of many gods
What is monotheism?
The worship of one god
What is social hierarchy?
The division of society by rank or class
What is cuneiform?
The world’s first system of writing
What is a scribe?
A writer
What was Hammurabi’s code?
A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
