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SS Vocab 3
These are the vocabulary words and definitions that you need to know for Test 3.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| merchant | a person who makes money by selling goods |
| civilization | a society with a steady food supply and examples of GRAPES: religion, achievements (technology, writing, art), politics, economics and social structure |
| artisan | a craftsperson who creates a product by hand |
| cuneiform | writing that uses wedge-shaped characters |
| scribe | a person trained to write and record documents |
| ziggurat | an ancient temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top |
| culture | the beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of people |
| pictograph | a symbol that stands for an object |
| city-state | a city that was like a small, independent country with its own government and laws |
| irrigation | the process of supplying land with water |
| code of laws | a collection of written laws and rules |
| empire | a large territory of several groups of people, city-states, or countries ruled by a single leader or government |