| A | B |
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| Civilization | complex society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized skills |
| Mesopotamia | wide, flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq |
| Fertil Crescent | a region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east Mesopotamia through (modern Iraq) to the Persian Gulf |
| Irrigate | to supply water to |
| Cuneiform | Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas or things |
| Polytheism | worship of many gods or deities |
| Ziggurats | brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple |
| Hammurabi’s code | a set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire |
| Cavalry | soldiers who fight while riding horses |
| Tribute | payment or gift to a stronger power |
