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15 Cards in this Set
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Arch
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An upside down U or V shaped structure that supports weight above it as in a doorway.
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City-States
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Early cities that were like a small independent country with its own laws and government
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Civilization
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A culture marked by development in arts, sciences, government, and social structures.
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Culture
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A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people.
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Cuneiform
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Writing that uses wedge shaped characters
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Irrigation Systems
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The means to supply land with water
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Levees
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Walls of earth built to prevent a river from flooding it's banks
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Mesopotamia
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In ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
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Pictograph
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A symbol that stands for an object
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Scribes
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People who write
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Social Structure
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The way a civilization is organized
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Sumer
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An area in the southern part of Mesopotamia
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Sumerians
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Ancient people who lived in the geographic region of Sumer
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Technology
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The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
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Ziggurats
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An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower
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