Bayou Bridges - 4th Grade - U3CH2 Vocab

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a society or group of people with similar religious beliefs, customs, language and form of government

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civilization

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public works system that includes roads, bridges, irrigation, transportation, etc.

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infrastructure

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To develop a specific set of skills for a single purpose

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specialization

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a series of rulers who are all from the same family

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dynasty

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a way of classifying groups of people into social classes in a civilization. It can be segregated, stratified or all equal.

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social structure

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a city in ancient Mesopotamia that is its own political unit and has its own ruling government

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city-state

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a command; a responsibility given by an authority

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mandate

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a social organization in which kings, lords, and peasants are bound together by mutual obligations

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feudal system

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Which of the following is NOT a signifcant use of the Ziggurat in Mesopotamia? Astronomy to look at the stars and planets, A place of worship and sacrifice, To sing to the ground so it produces food, A place to store a surplus of grain

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To sing to the ground so it produces food

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What King Hammurabi was most known for

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creating written laws which laid out an "eye for an eye" system of punishment