Ch. 2 Mesopotamia L. 1 The Sumerians Vocabulary

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These are more complex cultures that developed during and after the Agricultural Revolution.

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civilizations

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fertile

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able to grow something

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What are small particles of soil called?

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silt

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Digging canals and letting water flow from them into crops is a process known as...

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irrigation

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To teach wild animals to live with people or to change wild plants for human uses is called...

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domestication

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Surplus

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To have more than you need

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Focusing on one specific thing as a job is called...

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specialization

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An independent group of people that act like a country but are smaller than a modern day country is a...

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city-state

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A belief in more than one god or goddess is...

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polytheism

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A ziggurat is...

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a temple