CH.3 Vocab (ALL LESSONS) Flashcards
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Fertile Crescent
An area of rich farmland in SW Asia where the first civilizations began. Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Silt
A mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming.
Irrigation
A way of supplying water to an area of land.
Canals
A human made waterway.
Surplus
More of something than is needed.
Division of Labor
An arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.
Rural
A countryside area.
Urban
A city area.
City-State
A political unit consisting of a city and it’s surrounding countryside.
Gilgamesh
King of Uruk, a city-state in Sumer, he became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature.
Sargon
King of Akkad, a land north of Sumer, he built the world’s first empire after defeating Sumer in Northern Mesopotamia.
Empire
Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule.
Polytheism
The worship of many gods.
Priest
A person who performs religious ceremonies.
Social hierarchy
The division of society by rank or class.
Cuneiform
The world’s first system of writing; developed in Sumer.
Pictographs
A picture symbol.
Scribe
A writer.
Epics
Long poems that tell stories of heroes.
Architecture
The science of building.
Ziggurat
A pyramid shaped temple in Sumer.
Monarch
A ruler of a kingdom or empire.
Hammurabi’s Code
A set of 282 laws governing daily life in Babylon; the earliest known collection of written laws.
Chariot
A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle.
