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 irrigate | to supply with water |
| surplus | more than what is needed; extra |
| technology | progress in the use of tools |
| Fertile Crescent | Found along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, this was the first early river civilization. The cities in this area were governed by city-states and used irrigation to produced their corps. |
| temple | a building for the worship of a god or gods |
| canal | a waterway built for irrigation |
| ziggurat | a temple in Mesopotamia |
| Tigris and Euphrates | the rivers that allowed Mesopotamia to grow |
| city-state | a city and its surrounding lands that act as a government |
| cuneiform | the writing of the Sumerians |