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SS Chapt 3
Chapter 3 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| new ways of doing things | innovation |
| sharing of a large job so each worker only does part of it | division of labor |
| the amount of a product left after needs have been met | surplus |
| governing system ruled by a king or a queen | monarchy |
| complete control | absolute authority |
| a governing group made up of nonelected officials | bureaucracy |
| picture writing | pictograph |
| wedge-shaped writing | cuneiform |
| group of people with the same level of importance in society | social class |
| a person who buys and sells, or trades good | merchant |
| to take over | conquer |
| vast lands under the control of a single government | empire |
| an army with paid, full-time soldiers | standing army |
| money payed by citizens for the running of their government | taxation |
| a form of government in which a national government maintains power | centralized government |
| a set of laws written down in a clear orderly way | code |
| an important belief | principle |
| carts drawn by horses and used to carry soldiers | chariot |
| skill in war | warfare |
| an official or decision made by a ruler | decree |
| a large division of a country | territory |
| wall carvings | relief |
| a person who writes things for others | scribe |