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Chapter 2 Vocab
Jay's Social Studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| urban | relating to city or cities |
| silt | a mixture of bits of rocks and soil carried or deposited by water |
| plateau | a high flat of land |
| drought | a long time with little or no rain |
| aiiuviai plain | a land formed from fine soils deposited by rivers |
| irrigation | the use of connected ditches, canals, dams, and dikes to move water to dry areas |
| tributary | a branch of a river |
| civilization | a centralized society with developed forms of religion, ways, of governing, and learning |
| authority | the right to command or influence |
| technology | the skills and knowledge to meet products or meet goals |
| surplus | an extra supply |
| ziggurat | a huge mud brick temple build by the ancient Sumerians |
| merchant | a person who buys and sells goods to make a living |
| government | a system used to make laws and discussions |
| social class | a group that has a particular amount of importance in a society |
| city-state | a city and its surrounding farmland, with its own leaders and government |
| scribe | a person who writes |
| monarchy | the system of government in which a king or queen rules |
| innovation | a new way of doing things |
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