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Mesopotamia Vocabulary

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Nomads

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People who move from place to place

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Migration

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A movement from one country or region to another

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Religion

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The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.

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Primary Source

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a document or physical object which was written or created during the time that is being studied

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Secondary Source

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a document or written work created after an event.

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Agriculture

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the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

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Irrigation

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The process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops

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Surplus

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a situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded; extra

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Specialization

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the development of skills in a specific kind of work

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Social Class

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a division of a society based on social and economic status.

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Government

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the governing body of a nation, state, or community.

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Fertile

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able to produce good crops;

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Floodplain

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The area subject to flooding during a given number of years according to historical trends.

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Arid

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extremely dry

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Drought

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A long period of dry weather

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Civilization

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A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes

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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods

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Monotheism

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Belief in one God

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Cuneiform

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A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets. First system of writing.

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Empire

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A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

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Exile

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to force someone to live in another country; banish

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Provinces

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Administrative divisions of a country

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Royal Road

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Road that helped unify the Persian Empire

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Emperor

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the male ruler of an empire

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Policy

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A proposed or adopted course or principle of action