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WL5: Ancient Sumer
Term | Definition |
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artisan | a craftsperson |
challenge | a task or problem that tests a person’s abilities |
civilization | a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure |
create | to bring something new into being |
culture | a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people |
cuneiform | writing that uses wedge-shaped characters |
luxury | a way of life that offers much more than what is necessary |
merchant | a person who makes money by selling goods |
network | an interconnected system of channels or lines |
pictograph | a symbol that stands for an object |
professional | someone who is trained in a particular career |
scribe | a person who writes |
social structure | the way a civilization is organized |
technology | the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes |
ziggurat | an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top |