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22 Cards in this Set
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Civilization |
A complex society that has: Cities, religion, Organized government, writing, Class divsion, and art. |
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Mesopotamia |
Ancient Greek name for modern day Iraq Land between the rivers (Meso= middle; Potamia= the rivers) |
Where modern day Iraq is |
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Government |
The agency or apparatus through which a governing individual or body functions exercises authority |
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Justice |
The maintenance or administration of what is just by law, as by judicial or other proceedings: a court of justice |
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Law |
The principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicate to its people |
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Stele |
An upright stone or slab with an inscribed or sculptuered face, used as a monument or as a commemorative tablet in the face of a building |
What Paleolithic people wrote |
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Priest |
A person whose office is to perform religious rites, and esp. to make sacrificial offerings |
What a shaman does |
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Artisan |
A person whose specialization is to be a skilled craftsperson |
E.g. Mason, potter, carpender, etc. |
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Empire |
A group of many different lands under one ruler |
M.P. + O.R. |
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Ziggurat |
A square pyramid- shaped tower with each story smaller than the one blow |
Pyramids |
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Polytheism |
A belief in many gods |
Greek, Roman, and Chinese... What did they believe in? |
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Irrigation |
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams |
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Scribe |
A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper |
Scribe... Script... |
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Cuneiform |
A system of writing developed by the Sumerians |
Type of writing made by the ___ |
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Astronomer |
A person who studies stars, planets, and the moon |
A job related to earth/ space science |
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City state |
An independent nation made up of a city and the land around it |
CITY state |
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Tribute |
A payment made to a ruler or atate as a sign of surrender |
Money |
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Caravan |
A group of merchants traveling together for saftey, usually with a train of camels |
Camels and merchants |
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Province |
A district within a larger country or empire |
A ___ within a larger ___ |
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Silt |
Rich soil |
Good for planting |
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Surplus |
An amount that is left over after a need has been met |
Was one of the SUR- vocab words in Mrs. Evans' class |
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Epic |
A long poem tells the story of a hero |
One of 서영's vocab words |
