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22 Cards in this Set
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Civilization
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a group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture |
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Plain
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an area of flat land |
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Irrigation
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a system of transporting water to crops |
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Fertile |
rich, as in soil |
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Plateau |
an area of high, flat land |
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City-state
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a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions |
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Region |
an area on Earth with common physical features |
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Ziggurat |
a huge, pyramid-shaped structure consisting of a series of stacked, rectangular platforms |
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Polytheism
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the worship of many gods |
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Cuneiform |
a form of wedge-shaped writing used in ancient times |
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Empire
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a large territory consisting of many different places under the control of a single ruler |
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Artisan |
a craftsperson such as a potter or weaver
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Society |
an organized community with established rules and traditions |
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Scribe |
a professional writer |
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Conquer
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to defeat |
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Dynasty |
a ruling family |
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Monotheism |
the worship of only one god |
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Covenant |
an agreement |
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Slavery |
a practice of one person owning another person |
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Conquest |
to defeat another group |
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Descendant |
a person born later into the same family |
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Barter |
to exchange one kind of good or service for another |
