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The Fertile Crescent Life between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers The Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization - it was the first time that humans created and sustained (3,000 years) an urban, literate, technologically sophisticated society where people shared common values and a common view of the origins and order of the world. The Fertile Crescent plateau: elevated flatland The Fertile Crescent silt: tiny bits of rock and soil The Fertile Crescent drought: long periods of dry weather The Fertile Crescent irrigation: the watering of land with canals or pipes The Fertile Crescent cuneiform: Sumer’s system of writing; one of the first writing systems invented The Fertile Crescent scribe: record keepers of ancient times; Sumer’s writers The Fertile Crescent city-state: a self-governing city that also governs surrounding villages The Fertile Crescent ziggurat: a large, mud-brick building with a temple at its peak used for religious purposes The Fertile Crescent polytheism: the belief in many gods and goddesses The Fertile Crescent monotheism: the belief in one god or deity The Fertile Crescent empire: a group of lands and peoples ruled by one government The Fertile Crescent code of law: a written set of rules that applies to everyone The Fertile Crescent aqueduct: a new kind of watering system; a raised waterway; carries mountain stream water to city The Fertile Crescent moat: a canal used for protection The Fertile Crescent tax: money collected by the government The Fertile Crescent “Hanging Gardens” Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar built these for his wife The Fertile Crescent “Hanging Gardens” The Fertile Crescent “Hanging Gardens” The Fertile Crescent “Hanging Gardens”