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17 Cards in this Set
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Civilization |
A society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure |
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Social Structure |
The way a civilization is organized |
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Technology |
The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes |
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Merchant |
A person who makes money by selling goods |
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Artisan |
a craftsperson |
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Scribe |
A person who writes |
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Ziggurat |
An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top |
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Culture |
A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people |
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Cuneiform |
writing that uses wedge-shaped characters |
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Pictograph |
A symbol that stands for an object |
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Stable food supply |
Ensure that people of a society have the food they need to survive |
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Social structure |
different social levels and jobs |
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Government |
To ensure that life in society is orderly |
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Religion |
Involves both a set of beliefs and forms of worship |
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Arts |
Includes painting, architecture, music and literature |
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Technology |
Advances such as the wheel |
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Written language |
Highly developed, Sumerians used cuneiform |
