PRE-AP World History Unit 2 Flashcards
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| 10691946064 | alphabet | A set of symbols that represent the sounds of a language | 0 | |
| 10691946065 | Bureaucracy | A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials | 1 | |
| 10691946066 | civilization | A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes | 2 | |
| 10691946067 | Cuneiform | A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets. | 3 | |
| 10691946068 | Delta | A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake | 4 | |
| 10691946069 | Diaspora | A dispersion of people from their homeland | 5 | |
| 10691946070 | Empire | A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler | 6 | |
| 10691946071 | Hieroglyphics | An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds | 7 | |
| 10691946072 | Monotheism | Belief in one God | 8 | |
| 10691946073 | Pharaoh | A ruler of ancient Egypt | 9 | |
| 10691946074 | phonetic | related to the sounds in a language | 10 | |
| 10691946075 | Pictogram | drawing used to represent a word | 11 | |
| 10691946076 | Polytheism | Belief in many gods | 12 | |
| 10691946077 | Ziggurat | A rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians | 13 | |
| 10691946078 | alluvial | pertaining to soil deposits left by running water | 14 |