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Early Cultures
Vocab dealing with early cultures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| city-state | an independent kingdom or state made up of a city and the surrounding lands it controls |
| trade | the exchange of goods and services by sale or barter |
| silt | rich soil that is carried by flooded river |
| irrigation | the artificial application of water to land |
| scribe | a person who was educated and wrote books or documents by hand |
| merchant | a person who provides materials, products. or services to a buyer in exchange for money |
| polytheism | belief in MANY gods |
| ziggurat | ancient religious structure that resembles a pyramid |
| social pyramid | fewest people at the top and largest group of people at the bottom |
| Hammurabi | famous ruler because of the laws he set down (Rules were known as Hammurabi Code) |
| empire | large group of territories ruled by a single leader or nation |