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Lippy - Civ Traits
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| City | Political, social, and cultural center with a large population. |
| Record Keeping | The practice of organizing and storing information. |
| Complex Institutions | Organizations that emerged as ways to manage resources and populations, such as government and religion. |
| Specialized Workers | A person who performs a job other than farming, such as metalworking or toolmaking. |
| Technology | The application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people's needs. |
| Trade | The exchange of goods. |
| Government | An organization set up to make and enforce rules in a society. |
| Civilization | A society with a highly developed culture and technology. |
| Polytheism | The belief in more than one god. |
| Monotheism | The belief in only one god. |
| Hammurabi's Code | The first set of written laws in history. |
| Cuneiform | A system of writing invented in Sumer in which wedge-shaped symbols represented words or syllables |