Term
|
Definition
| A set of letters that be combined to form words |
|
|
Term
| Fertile Crescent (p. 117) |
|
Definition
| A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A way of supplying water to an area of land. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Division of Labor (p. 118) |
|
Definition
| An arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Developed the worldś first civilization in Mesopotamia. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Consisted of a central city and all the countryside around it. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The worship of many gods. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| People who performed or led religious ceremonies. |
|
|
Term
| Social Hierarchy (p. 125) |
|
Definition
| The division of society by rank or class. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The worldś first writing system |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Long poems that tell the stories of heroes. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The belief in one and only one God. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A legendary Sumarian king. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
