Mesopotamia
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| Fertile Crescent | A large arc of rich, or fertile farmland
Location of 1st Civilization
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| SILT | A mixture of soil and rocks that is very fertile
Used for Farming
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| Irrigation | A way of supplying dry land with water for Farming
Prevents flooding
Supplies Water
Ditches, pipes or streams
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| Surplus | An extra supply of something
Used for trade or storage
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| City-State | An independent nation made up of a city and the land around it.
Had own government
Had own chief god/goddess
Ruled by a king
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| Polytheism | A belief in more than one god
Sumerians worshipped many gods
Honored their gods at religious temples called ziggurats
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| Ziggurat | A pyramid-shaped temple where Sumerians worshipped their gods/goddesses
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| Cuneiform | A Sumerian writing system that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay
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| SCRIBE | A person who records business dealings and important events
Few people could read or write
Scribes were well respected
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| EPIC | A long poem that tells the story of a hero
The oldest known story in the world comes from Sumer
Story is called the “Epic of Gilgamesh”
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| Empire | A group of many different lands under one ruler
-Sumer, Babylonia, & Assyrian
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| TRIBUTE | A payment made to a ruler as a sign or surrender
Assyrians forced the people they defeated to pay them money
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| PROVINCE | A district within a larger country or empire
Assyrian Empire was divided into provinces
Roads connected the provinces
King chose the rulers of each province
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| CARAVAN | A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
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| ASTRONOMER | A person who studies the stars, planets, and the moon
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