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20 Cards in this Set
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a simple drawing that looks like the object it represents
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1. Pictograph
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system of writing in which pictures called hieroglyphs represent objects, concepts, or sounds
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2. Hieroglyphics
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in ancient Middle East, a system of writing that used wedge shaped marks
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3. Cuneiform
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writing system in which each symbol represents a single basic sound
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4. Alphabet
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plant used to make a paper like writing material in ancient Egypt
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5. Papyrus
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stone monument that includes the same passage carved in hieroglyphics, demotic script, and Greek, and that was used to decipher the meaning of many hieroglyphs
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6. Rosetta Stone
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a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages
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7. City-State
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a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
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8. Empire
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government in which a king or queen exercises central power
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9. Monarchy
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ruling family
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10. Dynasty
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title of the rulers of ancient Egypt
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11. Pharaoh
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government official
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12. Civil Servant
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in ancient civilizations, a person specially trained to read, write, and keep records
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13. Scribe
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believing in one god
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14. Monotheistic
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believing in many gods
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15. Polytheistic
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in ancient Mesopotamia, a large, stepped platform thought to have been topped by a temple dedicated to a city’s chief god or goddess
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16. Ziggurat
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leader who interprets God’s will
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17. Prophet
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region of the Middle East in which civilizations first arose
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18. Fertile Crescent
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region within the Fertile Crescent that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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19. Mesopotamia
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site of the world’s first civilization, located in the southeastern Mesopotamia
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20. Sumer
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