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  • What does monotheism mean?
    Belief in one god
  • What is when people are ranked into higher and lower positions of respect and power?
    Social Hiearchary
  • What does polytheism mean?
    Belief in more than one god
  • What is cueiform?
    a form of writing developed in Mesopotamia
  • What is irrigation?
    Moving fresh water to be used for farming or drinking
  • What is it called when a bunch of cities in Mesopotamia were conquered (taken over) and ruled by one king
    Empire
  • What is a plow?
    A tool used to cut and lift soil. It is used to help with farming
  • What is division of labor?
    When people in a group have different jobs and everyone becomes skilled (good) at their job and get a lot done
  • What is agriculture?
    Farming of crops and raising of animals
  • What does surplus mean?
    Having more of something than you need to survive
  • What is a scribe?
    A person whose job it was to write and record things
  • Define with Natural Resource means
    Materials found in nature that are used by living things
  • What is Hammurabi's Code?
    The first written collection of laws in the world
  • What is a ziggurat?
    A pyramid shaped temple in Mesopotamia
  • What is a drought?
    a long period of time with little rain
  • What is the vocab word that means an area with soil that is good for farming?
    Fertile
  • What is it called when there is a society with cities, government, different jobs and different levels of power (king, farmer, warriors)?
    Civilization