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Mesopotamia

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irrigation

a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams

silt

Fine particles of fertile land that is deposited on the banks of a river after a flood

scribe

a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper

Cuneiform

The first system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks in soft clay

Polytheism

The belief in more than one god or goddess.

Empire

a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government

Ziggurat

a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top where the god lived

city-state

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

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