1.3 Vocab Flashcards
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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
