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15 Cards in this Set
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Urban
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City
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Plateau
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High, flat land
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Alluvial Plain
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Low, flat land formed from fine soils deposeted by a river
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Tributaries
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Branches
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Silt
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A mixture of bits of rock and soil
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Drought
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A long time with little or no rain
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Irrigation
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The use of connected ditches, canals and dikes to move water
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Technology
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Skills and knowledge to make products or meet goals
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Ziggurat
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A huge mud-brick temple
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Government
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An organized system that is used to make laws and decisions
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City-state
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A city and the farm lands around it
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Monarchy
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One person had complete authority
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Authority
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Right
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Surplus
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Extra supply
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Merchants
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People who buy and sell goods to make a living
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