| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Fertile | is land that is good for farming |
| isthmus | is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| irrigation | the watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth |
| Mesopotamia | "land between rivers" |
| canal | an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land |
| dike | earthen walls built along a river to protect from floods |
| migration | to move from one country,place, or locality to another |
| pictograph | is an ancient or prehistoric drawing or painting on a rock wall |
| cuneiform | Sumerian writing made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into clay tablets |
| arch | a curved structure over an opening |
| ziggurat | Sumerian temples made of sun-dried brick |
| sexagesimal | a system of numbers based on 60 |
| city-state | a form of government that includes a town or city and surrounding land controlled by it |
| flax | is a type of grain and is harvested for food |
| artisans | skilled workers |
| polytheism | the belief that many gods exist |
| scribe | Sumerian clerks who read or wrote for those who could not do so for themselves. |
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