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Social Studies
6th Grade
02/02/2022

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Civilization
Definition
A society marked by developed arts, sciences,government,and social structure
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Social Structure
Definition
The way a civilization is organized
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Technology
Definition
The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
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Merchant
Definition
A person who make money be selling goods
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Artisan
Definition
A craftsperson
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Scribe
Definition
A person who writes
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Ziggurat
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An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
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Culture
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A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of people
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Cuneiform
Definition
Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
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Pictograph
Definition
A symbol that stands for an object
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Empire
Definition
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader government
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Capital
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A city that is the center of government
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tribute
Definition
wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior
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code of laws
Definition
a collection of written laws and rules
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economy
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the way region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people's needs and wants
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siege
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a military blockade and attack on a city to force it to surrender
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