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17 Cards in this Set
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Alliance |
An agreement between nations to fight each other’s enemies; A partnership |
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Artisan |
A person skilled at making things by hand |
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City-state |
A self governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands and settlements |
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Colony |
A group of people that settles in a new land, but keeps ties to its native country |
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Cuneiform |
The earliest form of writing, invented by the Sumerians |
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Empire |
A group of different lands and people governed by one ruler |
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Famine |
An extreme lack of crops or food causing widespread Hunger |
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Irrigation |
The supply of water to Fields using human made system |
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Legacy |
The things, both cultural and technological, left to us from past cultures |
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Polytheism |
A belief in many gods |
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Raw material |
A substance from which other things are made |
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Ritual |
A formal series of acts always performed in the same way; A religious ceremony |
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Silt |
And especially fine and fertile soil |
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Social class |
A category of people based on wealth or status in society |
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Tolerance |
The sympathy for the beliefs and practices of others |
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Tribute |
A tax paid or goods and services rendered in return for protection |
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Ziggurat |
A pyramid shaped temple in Sumerian city-states |
