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Civilization
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The society, culture, and way of life of a particular area.
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Technology
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Something to make it better or easier.
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Ziggurats
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A rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple.
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Government
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Rules and law.
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City and State
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A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
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Monarchy
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The monarch and royal family of a country.
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Authority
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The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.
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Merchant
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Of or relating to merchants, trade, or commerce.
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Social Class
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A division of a society based on social and economic status.
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Scribe
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An ancient Jewish record-keeper or, later, a professional theologian and jurist.
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Innovation
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A new method, idea, product, etc.
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Conquer
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overcome and take control of (a place or people) by use of military force.
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Empire Or
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a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
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Empire
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extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
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Taxation
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money paid as tax.
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Code of hammurabi
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a Babylonian legal code of the 18th century b.c. or earlier, instituted by Hammurabi
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Equal justice
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Equal justice under law is a phrase engraved on the front of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. It is also a societal ideal that has influenced the American legal system. The phrase was proposed by the building's architects, and then approved by judges of the Court in 1932.
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Assyrians
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a native or inhabitant of ancient Assyria. 2 : the dialect of Akkadian spoken by the Assyrians.
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Babylon
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a contemptuous or dismissive term for aspects of a society seen as degenerate or oppressive, especially the police.
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Sargon
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the conqueror Sargon of Akkad (also known as Sargon the Great, Shar-Gani-Sharri, and Sarru-Kan, meaning "True King" or "Legitimate King") reigned in Mesopotamia from 2334 to 2279 BCE. He is equally famous today as the father of the great poet-priestess Enheduanna.
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