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| fertile | adj. rich in resources and nutrients |
| hunter-gatherer | n. a person who finds food by hunting, fishing and gathering wild grains, fruits and nuts |
| irrigation | n. the process of bringing water to dry land |
| Hammurabi | n. an emperor who received a black stone containing 282 laws |
| Fertile Crescent | n. a region consisting of what is now Iraq, northeast Syria and part of Southeast Turkey, shaped like a crescent and having fertile soil |
| Sumerian | n. one of the first inhabitants of Mesopotamia |
| ziggurat | n. Mesopotamian terraced pyramid in which each terrace is smaller than the one below it |
| class system | n. a system in which society is divided into different social groups |
| cuneiform | n. a Sumerian system of writing, in which wedge-shaped symbols were used |
| scribe | n. a professional record keeper or copier of documents |
| papyrus | n. a paper-like material made from a reed |
| pyramid | n. a structure with four triangular sides that rise from a rectangular base to meet at a point on top |
| pharaoh | n. a king of ancient Egypt |
| hieroglyphics | n. a writing system in which pictures and symbols are used to represent words and sounds |
| consisting of | made up of |
| inhabitants | people who live in a place |
| documents | official papers |
| reed | a plant like a tall thin piece of grass |
