Ancient Mesopotamia and Sumerian Civilization

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Fertile Crescent

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A large arc of rich farmland; contains Mesopotamia

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Irrigation

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A way of supplying water to land

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Rural

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The countryside; away from the main city

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Urban

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The city; downtown, within the city

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City-State

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A city and surrounding countryside

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Gilgamesh

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Uruk king; legend in Sumerian literature; demigod

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Empire

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Land with different territories under one rule

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Cuneiform

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The world's first system of writing

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Pictographs

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Picture symbols; early written communication

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Ziggurat

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A pyramid-shaped temple tower