Fertile Crescent: An area in the present-day Middle East, where some of the first agricultural societies began to develop; it is located along and around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which flow through modern Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
Cuneiform: A system of writing developed by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia; it used wedge-shaped marks made on clay tablets.
Complex society: A society characterized by social stratification, specialization of labor, centralized political authority, and urbanization.
Push factors: Factors that compel individuals or groups to leave their home or current location, such as war, poverty, or persecution.
Pull factors: Factors that attract individuals or groups to a particular location, such as economic opportunities, political stability, or better living conditions.
Hunter-gatherer society: A society in which people rely on hunting wild animals and gathering plant resources for their survival.
match the terms with their correct definitions. (6 points)
pull factors
cuneiform
fertile crescent
hunter-gatherer society
push factors
complex society
an area in the present-day middle east, where some of the first agricultural societies began to develop; it is located along and around the tigris and euphrates rivers, which flow through modern iraq, syria, and trukey
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