Social Studies
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bananaspliit654 on November 17, 2011
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8 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 floodplain | A flat land boarding a river |
| surplus | an amount produced in excess of what is needed |
| city-state | a political unit that includes a city and nearby farmlands |
| Mesopotamia | the area of South-West Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers- home to many civilizations |
| ziggurat | an ancient Sumerian or Babylonian temple that rose in a series of step like levels |
| pictograph | a picture or drawing representing words or ideas |
| king | highest ranking leader of a group of people |
| stylus | a sharpened reed used to press markings into clay tablets |
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