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19 Cards in this Set
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Civilization
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A centralized society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing, and learning
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Government
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An organized system that groups use to make laws and decisions
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City-State
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A city and its surrounding farmlands, with its own leaders and government
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Monarchy
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The system of government in which one king or queen rules
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Authority
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The right to command or influence
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Social Class
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A group that has a particular amount of importance in a society
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Conquer
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To take over
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Empire
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A conqured land of many people aand places goverened by 1 ruler
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Emperor
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The ruler of an empire
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Ziggurat
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A huge mudbrick temple built by the Ancient Sumarains
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Cuneiform
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A way of writing, that looks like lines and wedges
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Scribe
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A person who writes
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Gilgamesh
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A historical king of the ancient city of Uruk in Babylon. There are great stories tole about Gilgamesh
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Innovation
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A new way of living, or doing things
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Technology
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The skills and knowledge to make products and meet goals
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Polytheistic
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The belief in many g-ds
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Taxation
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The practice of requiring people to pay taxes that support the government
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The Code of Hammurabi
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The collection of laws organized by Hammurabi, for the people of Babylon to follow
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Equal Justice
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Fair treatment under the law
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