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| an area of rich farmland in southwest asia where the first civilizations |
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| a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks |
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| a way of supplying water to an area of land |
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| a human made waterway built in mesopotamian by farmers to irrigate their fields |
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| more of something than is needed |
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| a political unit consisting of a city and its surrounding countryside |
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| the worlds first system of writing developed in sumer |
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| a set of 282 laws governing daily life in babylon; the earliest known collection of written laws |
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| a wheeled, horse drawn cart used in battle |
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| rapids along a river, such as those along the nile in egypt |
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| a triangular area of land made from soil deposited by a river |
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| the title used by the rulers of egypt |
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| series of rulers from the same family |
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| the period from about 2700 to 2200 BC in egyptian history that began shortly after egypt was unified |
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| people from rich and powerful families |
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| a specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservtion |
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| life after death, much of egyptian religion focused on the afterlife |
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| huge stone tombs with four triangular sides that meet in a point on the top |
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| the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes |
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| a path followed by traders |
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| a long lasting paperlike material made from reeds |
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| a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, greek, and a later form of egyptian that allowed historians to understand egyptian writing |
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| a tall, four sided pillar that is pointed at the top |
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| a collection of poems and sacred hymns composed in about 1500 bce translates to mean knowledge |
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| a soft, light, highly valued fabric |
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| the period when egypt reached the height of pwoer and glory |
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| group developed the first civilization in mesopotamia |
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| civilization developed along the Huang He river |
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| the egyptian writing system |
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| the lowest class in the social order in china and was an important source of labor |
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| conquered and united all the cities of Mesopotamia under his rule |
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