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Core 1 - World History > Chapter 3 Vocab (Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent) > Flashcards

Chapter 3 Vocab (Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent) Flashcards

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The Fertile Crescent

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a large arc of rich, or fertile farmland

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Silt

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a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

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Irrigation

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a way of supplying water to an area of land

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Canals

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human-made waterways

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Surplus

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more than needed

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Division of Labor

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the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job

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Rural

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or countryside

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Urban

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or city

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City-State

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consisted of a city and all the countryside around it

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Gilgamesh

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King of Uruk - was a legendary figure in Sumerian literature

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Sargon

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First ruler to establish a permanent army. Established the world’s first empire

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Empire

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land with different territories and peoples under a single rule

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Polytheism

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the worship of many gods

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Priests

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people who perform religious ceremonies

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Social Hierarchy

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the division of society by rank or class

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Cuneiform

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the world’s first system of writing

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Pictographs

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picture symbols

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Scribe

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or writer

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Epics

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long poems that tell stories of heroes

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Architecture

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the science of building

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Ziggurat

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a pyramid-shaped temple tower

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Monarch

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a ruler of a kingdom or empire

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Hammurabi’s Code

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a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life

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Chariot

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a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle

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Nebuchadnezzar

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most famous Chaldean King who rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city (The Hanging Gardens)

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Alphabet

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a set of letters that can be combined to form words

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