The City of Ur Flashcards
1
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Civilization
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A complex culture with five characteristics.Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced technology.
2
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Specialization
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The development of skills in a specific kind of work.
3
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Artisan
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Skilled workers who make goods by hand.
4
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Institution
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A long lasting pattern of organization in a community.
5
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Scribe
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Professional record keepers.
6
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Cuneiform
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Which means,”wedge-shaped”.
7
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Bronze Age
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Refers to the time when people began using bronze, rather than copper and stone.
8
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Barter
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Trade without the use of currency.
9
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Ziggurat
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Which means,”Mountain of God”. A massive temple which was the center of the city.
