Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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What is the Fertile Crescent?

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A large region of rich farmland near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

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What is silt?

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A mixture of small rocks and soil

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Civilization

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The society, culture, and way of life in a particular region

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Irrigation

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The method of supplying water to an area of land or crops

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What is a canal?

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A waterway made by humans

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Surplus

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More than what is needed

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Division of Labor

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An arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular task

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Rural

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An area of countryside, rather than a town or city

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Urban

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An area referring to a town or city

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City-State

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A political unit with a city and the surrounding area