Sizemore Chapter 3 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Fertile Crescent | A region in the Middle East that stretches in a large crescent shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea |
| Mesopotamia | a wide flat plain in present day Iraq |
| Irrigate | to supply water to |
| city-state | an independent state that includes a city and the surrounding territory |
| barter | to trade |
| polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
| ziggurats | pyramid-shaped temples |
| cuneiform | a system of writing using triangle shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things |
| empire | a state containing several countries or territories |
| ally | an independent state that works with other to achieve a goal |
| cultural trait | an ideas or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture |
| Hammurabi's Code | a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire |
| rule of law | the idea that everyone must obey the law |
| cavalry | soldiers who fought on horseback |
| standing army | a permanent army of professional soldiers |
| tribute | payment made to show loyalty |
| currency | money that is used for a medium of exchange |
| stele | a carved stone slab or pillar that stands on end |
| import | a good or service sold within the country that is produced or made in another country |
| exports | a good or service produced within a country and sold outside of the country's borders |
| navigation | the art of steering a ship from place to place |
| colony | an areas ruled by a distant country |
| cultural diffusion | the spreading of cultural traits from one region to another |
| alphabet | a small set of letters or symbols, each of which stands for a single sound |
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