| A | B |
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| This area of the Middle East is shaped like a half-moon and had rich soil | Fertile Crescent |
| Mesopotamia is located between these 2 rivers | Tigris and Euphrates |
| Mesopotamia is Greek for: | land between 2 rivers |
| Long periods of dry weather | drought |
| Rich clay, soil and rock bits | Silt |
| Specializtation | Developing skills at one job |
| Surplus | An extra supply of something |
| Lack of food | Famine |
| Trade one product for another without use of money | Barter |
| City-State | Self governing city that rules the land surrounding it as well |
| Sumerian temples built to honor gods and goddesses | ziggurats |
| Cuneiform | Sumerians system of writing |
| Hammurabi | Babylonian ruler famous for the 1st written set of laws |
| polytheism | belief in MANY gods |
| monotheism | belief in ONE god |
| First laws ever written | Code of Hammurabi |
| Time Line | A diagram that shows when events happened in the past |
| Channel water by means of pipes or canals | Irrigate |
| plateau | an area of elevated flatland |
