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Vocab List #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ally | Independent state that works with other states to achieve a shared military or political goal |
| barter | Trading system in which people exchange goods directly without using money |
| cavalry | Soldiers who fight while riding horses |
| city-state | Independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory |
| colony | Group of people living in a new territory with ties to a distant state |
| cultural trait | Idea or way of doing things that is common in a certain culture |
| cuneiform | Mesopotamian system of writing that uses triangular-shaped symbols to stand for ideas for things |
| currency | Money that is used as a medium of exchange, usually bills or coins |
| empire | State containing several countries or territories |
| export | Good or services produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders |
| Fertile Crescent | A region with good conditions for growing crops that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) to the Persian Gulf |
| Hammurabi's Code | A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian Empire |
| import | Good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country |
| irrigate | To supply water to |
| Mesopotamia | Wide, flat plain in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq |
| navigation | Art of steering a ship from place to place |
| polytheism | Worship of many gods or deities |
| rule of law | Idea that all members of a society- even the rich and powerful- must obey the law |
| standing army | A permanent army of professional soldiers |
| tribute | Payment or gift to a stronger power |
| ziggurat | Brick, pyramid-shaped Mesopotamian temple |