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1
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or supply water to, their crops

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to irrigate

2
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is a region of the Middle East that stretches in a large, crescent-shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea

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Fertile Crescent

3
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a wide, flat plain in present-day Iraq. This plain lies between two great rivers, the Tigris (TY gris) and the Euphrates (yoo FRAY teez)

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Mesopotamia (mesuh puh TAY mee uh)

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temples are pyramid-shaped brick towers

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ziggurats (ZIG OO rats)

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the belief in more than one god

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polytheism

6
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separate,different

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distinct

7
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to gain in wealth

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prosper

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is a trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money

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Barter

9
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A city-state is an independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory

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city-states

10
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is a system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for words, ideas, or sounds

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Cuneiform