Question 1

a large area of rich fertile land

Accepted Answer

Fertile Crescent

Question 2

a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks

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silt

Question 3

an organized society within a specific area

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civilization

Question 4

A way of supplying water to an area of land

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irrigation

Question 5

human-made waterways

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canals

Question 6

more than needed

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surplus

Question 7

an arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job

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division of labor

Question 8

countryside

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rural

Question 9

city

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urban

Question 10

a city and its surrounding countryside

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city-state

Question 11

one of Uruk's kings who became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature

Accepted Answer

Gilgamesh

Question 12

a leader that broke peace and extended his territory. also created the world's first empire

Accepted Answer

Sargon

Question 13

land with different territories and peoples under a single rule

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empire

Question 14

the worship of many gods

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polytheism

Question 15

people who performed religious ceremonies

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priests

Question 16

the division of society by rank or class

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social hierachy

Question 17

the world's first system of writing

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cuneiform

Question 18

picture symbols

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pictographs

Question 19

writer

Accepted Answer

scribe

Question 20

long poems that tell the stories of heroes

Accepted Answer

epics

Question 21

the science of building

Accepted Answer

architecture

Question 22

A pyramid shaped temple tower

Accepted Answer

ziggurat

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