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SpreadofCivilization
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civilization | a complex culture of a large group of people that has six common elements: cities, government, religion, social structure, writing, and art |
| polytheistic | believing in many gods |
| cuneiform | a word that means "wedge-shaped," it is the system of writing with a reed stylus on clay tablets invented by the Sumerian civilization for record-keeping |
| dynasty | a family that rules and leadership is hereditary |
| pharaoh | a word that means "great house" or "palace," it became the most common title for Egyptian monarchs |
| bureaucracy | the people and procedures put in place to help a government handle all of its responsibilities |
| hieroglyphics | a word meaning "priest-carvings" or "sacred writings," it is a complex form of writing using pictures and abstract forms used by the Egyptians on temple walls and in tombs |
| hieratic script | a simplified form of hieroglyphics using dashes, strokes, and curves; it was the writing system used for business transactions and daily life, written on stone and then on paper made of papyrus |
| filial piety | the duty of family members to put the desires of the male head of the family first |
| aristocracy | an upper class in which wealth is determined by land ownership and power is hereditary |
| monsoon | a seasonal wind that brings warm air and rain in summer and cold, dry air in winter on the Indian subcontinent |
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