Ancient Civilizations and Concepts

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A curved area from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea

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Fertile Crescent

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A sediment of very fine particles containing rock and minerals found at the bottom of bodies of water

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Silt

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A way of supplying water to land or crops

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Irrigation

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The worship of many gods

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Polytheism

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Pyramid-like temple

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Ziggurat

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A long poem about the actions of a hero

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Epic

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Wedge-shaped writing

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Cuneiform

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A type of government in which one person, such as a king or a queen, rules a civilization

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Monarchy

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The first civilization to live in the Fertile Crescent and settled in southern Mesopotamia

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Sumerians

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A city and the surrounding land and villages it controls

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City-state