World History Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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Fertile Crescen
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a large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland
2
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silt
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a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
3
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irrigation
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a way of supplying water to an area of land
4
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canals
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human-made waterways
5
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surplus
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more than they needed
6
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division of labor
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a particular task
7
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rural
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countryside
8
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urban
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city
9
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city-state
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a city and all the countryside around it
10
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Gilgamesh
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Uruk’s king
11
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Sargon
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served Ur-Zababa
12
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empire
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land with different territories and people under a single rule.
13
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polytheism
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the worship of many gods
14
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priests
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people who performed religious ceremonies
15
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social hierarchy
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the division of society by rank or class
