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Chapter 2 Mesopotamia
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6th Grade
10/17/2011

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irrigation
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The use of connected ditches, canals, dams, and dikes to move water to dry areas.
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cuneiform
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The oldest kind of writing that we know of,it was first used by the Sumerians around 3000 BC. It was written on clay with a tool made from a reed called a stylus. Cuneiform is a wedge-shaped character made with a reed stylus and were used in writing several ancient languages.
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ziggurat
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A huge mud-brick temple built by the ancient Sumerians.
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dike
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A channel dug in the earth to carry water.
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agriculture
Definition
The domestication of plants and animals.
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labor
Definition
Physical or mental effort especially when hard or required. The services performed by workers for wages.
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Sargon
Definition
Warrior who founded the Akkadian Empire and so became first ruler of an empire in the Fertile Crescent.
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Moses
Definition
Prophet and lawgiver who, according to the Bible, let the Israelites out of Egyptian captivity and received the Ten Commandments.
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monarchy
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The system of government in which a king or queen rules.
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Tigris
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A river in southwestern Asia; begins in eastern Turkey and joins the Euphrates River.
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surplus
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An extra supply.
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cultural diffusion
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The spread of ideas from one place to others.
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scribe
Definition
A person who writes.
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Phoenicians
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A group of Semitic people living on the coast of Syria in ancient times at the east end of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Mesopotamia
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An ancient land in southwestern Asia; located between Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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Ephrates
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A river that begins in Turkey, flows through Syria, and Iraq, and empties into the Persian Gulf.
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city-state
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A city and its surrounding farmlands, with its own leaders and government.
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covenant
Definition
An agreement.
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