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Social studies vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Civilization | A complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system |
| City-state | An independent state made up of a city and surrounding land and villages |
| Empire | A group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government |
| Province | A political district |
| Ziggurat | A temple-home to the gods of Mesopotamia and the treasury |
| Canal | A man-made waterway |
| Irrigation | A method of bringing water to a field to water crops |
| Caravan | A group of traveling merchants and animals |
| Cuneiform | The Sumerian system of writing made up of wedge-shaped markings |
| Scribe | A professional record-keeper |
| Artisan | A skilled craftsperson |
| Astronomer | A person who studies the heavenly bodies, and maps of the stars, planets, and phases of the moon |
| Deity | God or Goddess (the plural form is deities) |