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undeveloped economic systems that rely on custom and tradition

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Traditional Economy

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an amount that is more than needed, excess

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Surplus

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a complex, highly organized social order

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Civilization

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sparse, dry, treeless grassland

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Steppe

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believing in many gods

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Polytheistic

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a skilled craftsperson

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Artisan

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a simple drawing that looks like the object it represents

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Pictograph

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in ancient civilizations, a person specially trained to read, write, and keep records

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Scribes

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the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

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Cultural diffusion

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a political unit that includes a city and its surrounding lands and villages

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City-state

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a group of states or territories controlled by one ruler

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Empire