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Flashcards in Section 2: Cities and Civilizations Deck (9)
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1
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the production, distribution, and use of goods and services

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economy

2
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a set of beliefs about the gods shared by everyone in a society

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established religion

3
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a supply of something that can be used as needed

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resource

4
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groups of people that occupy different ranks or levels in society

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social class

5
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a society that has cities, a well-organized government, and workers with specialized jobs skills

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civilization

6
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The first cities appeared in ______ around 3500 B.C.

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The Middle East

7
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As villages grew, the people of one village began to ____ with people from other villages.

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trade

8
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Many early civilizations were developed near ______

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river valleys

9
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Historians have learned much about early civilizations because the people in them had developed _________

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