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20 Cards in this Set
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Civilization |
the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced. |
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Technology |
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. |
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Ziggurat |
a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. Ziggurats are first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel |
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Government |
The governing body of a nation, state, or community. |
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City-State |
a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. |
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Monarchy |
a state that has a monarch. |
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Authority |
the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. |
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Merchant |
a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying merchandise to a particular trade. |
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Social Class |
a division of a society based on social and economic status. |
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Scribe |
a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented. |
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Innovation |
the action or process of innovating. |
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Conquer |
overcome and take control of (a place or people) by use of military force. |
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Empire |
an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress. |
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Emperor |
a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire. |
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Taxation |
money paid as tax. |
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Code of Hammurabi |
The Code of Hammurabi refers to a set of rules or laws enacted by the Babylonian King Hammurabi (reign 1792-1750 B.C.). |
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Equal Justice |
Equal justice under law is a phrase engraved on the front of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. It is also a societal ideal that has influenced the American legal system. The phrase was proposed by the building's architects, and then approved by judges of the Court in 1932. |
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Assyrians |
the language of ancient Assyria, a dialect of Akkadian. |
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Babylon |
(chiefly among Rastafarians) a contemptuous or dismissive term for aspects of a society seen as degenerate or oppressive, especially the police. |
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Sargon The Conqueror |
Definition. by Joshua J. Sargon of Akkad (also known as Sargon the Great, Shar-Gani-Sharri, and Sarru-Kan, meaning"True King" or "Legitimate King") reigned in Mesopotamia from 2334 to 2279 BCE. |
