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words for class

these are words that we learned in class

TermDefinition
empire A large group of cities under one supreme ruler.
tribute The act of giving food, art, or something precious to a higher authority, god, goddess, saint, or ancestor
province A large city that is similar to a state
caravan A group of merchants or pilgrims who travel through dangerous regions
astronomer A scholar who would tell what time of the year it was by looking at the stars, moon, sun, and planets.
domesticating The act of taming wild animals for food, labor or resources
neaolithic age The end of the stone age marked by the adoption of farming and domesticating animals
systematic agriculture The act of intentionally farming and raising animals for food or resources.
shrine A building or structure for someone to pray or give tribute to a specific ancestor, god, goddess, or saint.
spezalazation The process of focusing on a specific tack or idea instead of looking at the whole picture.
bronze age The end of the neolithic age signaled by when people started using bronze to make tools and weapons.
monarchy A form of government where a signal ruler like a king or queen is the ruler.
silt A form of dirt that is good for farming.
city-state An independent state that is made up of a single city and its surrounding areas.
polytheism To believe in more them one god.
ziggurat An ancient step like pyramid made by the Mesopotamia's
cuneiform A form of writing on clay.
scribe A person who writes down information using cuneiform.
epic A poem or story of a hero.
surplus To have to much of an item.
irrigation A system of canals that directs or redirects water commonly used by farmers during the dry season.
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