Midterm Vocabulary, Features of a Civilization

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Population centers are known as...

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cities

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A well-organized system of rule is known as...

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government

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Large scale projects that help the whole society are known as...

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public works

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When a society has people of different ranks it is known as...

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social classes

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A system to record information, laws, prayers, and history is known as...

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writing

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Buildings and objects of beauty are known as...

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arts and architecture

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A shared set of beliefs is known as...

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religion

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Workers doing specific jobs, such as merchant, entertainer, scribe or soldier, is known as...

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job specialization

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Individuals who were trained to read and write were known as...

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scribes

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Individuals who performed rituals and ceremonies were known as...

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priests