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| 201706216 | civilization | an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached | 0 | |
| 201706217 | floodplains | a nearly flat plain, alongside a stream or river, that floods naturally | 1 | |
| 201706218 | Babylon | the most important city in Mesopotamia during the first and second millennia B.C.E. | 2 | |
| 201706219 | Sumerians | the earliest people in Mesopotamia (during the "historical period") | 3 | |
| 201706220 | Semitic | family of languages spoken (long-term) across parts of western Asia and Northern Africa; included Hebrew, Aramaic, and Phoenician; most modern widespread = Arabic | 4 | |
| 201706221 | city-state | independent ancient urban centers and the agricultural territories they controlled | 5 | |
| 201706222 | Hammurabi | Amorite ruler of Babylon from r. 1792-1750; he conquered many city-states in northern and southern Mesopotamia; best known for a code of laws inscribed on a black stone pillar (whcih stated legal case principles) | 6 | |
| 201706223 | scribe | one who copied manuscripts before the invention of printing | 7 | |
| 201706224 | ziggurat | a multistory, mudbrick, pyramid-shaped tower approached by ramps and stairs | 8 | |
| 201706225 | writing | printing on paper | 9 | |
| 201706226 | technology | the number of ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of their civilization | 10 | |
| 201706227 | irrigation | applying water to land for growth of crops | 11 | |
| 201706228 | Nubia | the southern part of Egypt and northern Sudan | 12 | |
| 201706229 | amulet | a small charm meant to protect the bearer from evil | 13 | |
| 201706230 | cuneiform | early pictures styilized into a combo of strokes and wedges | 14 | |
| 201706231 | pharaoh | the central figure of the Egyptian state | 15 | |
| 201706232 | ma'at | the divinely authorized order of the universe | 16 | |
| 201706233 | pyramid | smooth, steeply sloping sided tombs; most memorable symbol of ancient Egypt | 17 | |
| 201706234 | Memphis | a ruined city in lower Egypt, on the Nile River, south of Cairo; the ancient capital of Egypt | 18 | |
| 201706235 | Thebes | an ancient city in upper Egypt, on the Nile River, located on the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor | 19 | |
| 201706236 | hieroglyphics | the earliest writing system whose symbols stood for words, syllables, or individual sounds | 20 | |
| 201706237 | papyrus | the material on which to write; made from the papyrus plant; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans | 21 | |
| 201706238 | mummy | a dead, dried, and preserved human being preserved by the ancient Egyptians | 22 | |
| 201706239 | Harappa | a Bronze Age culture that flourished in the Indus Valley | 23 | |
| 201706240 | Mohenjo-daro | near the Indus valley; six successive ancient cities were built here | 24 | |
| 201706241 | systems failure | ... | 25 | |
| 201706242 | domestication | to tame or culture for human use | 26 | |
| 201706243 | agrarianism | philosophy that agriculture and owning land is the backbone of the economy | 27 | |
| 201706244 | nomad | any person or group of people without a permanent home, but moving about constantly, as in search of a pasture | 28 | |
| 201706245 | pastorialism | an agricultural way of life that involves raising livestock and usually includes some farming | 29 | |
| 201706246 | cycle of civilization | ... | 30 | |
| 201706247 | institution | a person or thing long established in a place | 31 | |
| 201706248 | cultural diffusion | the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another | 32 | |
| 201706249 | revolution | a complete cycle of events | 33 | |
| 201706250 | sedentary | marked by much sitting | 34 | |
| 201706251 | polytheism | belief in more than one good | 35 | |
| 201706252 | patriarchal societies | the idea that the man was in charge of the family | 36 | |
| 201706253 | society | a group of people forming a single community | 37 | |
| 201706254 | culture | learned patterns of action and expression. | 38 |
