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14 Cards in this Set
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an early city that was like a small independent country w/ its own laws and government
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city-states
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a means of suppling land with water
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irrigation system
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a wall of earth to prevent a river from flooding its banks
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levee
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a city that is the center of the government
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capital
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a culture marked by development in arts, science, gov't and social structure
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civilization
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the way a society or civization is organized
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social structure
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the use of tools and other inventions for practical uses
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technology
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of importance
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status
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wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other other is superior
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tribute
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an ancient mesopotamian temple tower
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ziggurats
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a person who writes
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scribes
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an upside-down u or v-shaped structure that supports weight above it, as in a doorway
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arch
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writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
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cuneiform
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a symbol that stands for an object
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pictographs
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