Chapter 3 Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Chapter 3 Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Section 1 - Key Terms Fertile Crescent Silt Irrigation Canals Surplus Division of Labor.
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Chapter 3
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent
Section 1 - Key TermsFertile Crescent
Silt
Irrigation
Canals
Surplus
Division of Labor
Fertile CrescentA large arc of rich farmland between the Persian
Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
SiltA mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can
make land ideal for farming.
IrrigationA way of supplying water to an area of land.
CanalsA human-made waterway.
SurplusMore of something than is needed.
Division of LaborAn arrangement in which each worker
specializes in a particular task or job.
Section 2 – Key TermsRural
Urban
City-State
Gilgamesh
Sargon
Empire
Polytheism
Priests
Social Hierarchy
RuralA country side area.
UrbanA city area
City-StateA political unit consisting of a city and its
surrounding countryside
GilgameshKing of Uruk, a city-state in Sumer, he became a
legendary figure in Sumerian literature.
SargonKing of Akkad, a land north of Sumer, he built
the world's first empire after defeating Sumer and northern Mesopotamia.
EmpireLand with different territories and peoples under
a single rule.
PolytheismThe worship of many gods.
PriestsA person who performs religious ceremonies.
Social HierarchyThe division of society by rank or class
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