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| civilization | a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure |
| social structure | the way a civilization is organized |
| technology | the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes |
| merchant | a person who makes money by selling goods |
| pictograph | a symbol that stands for an object |
| scribe | a person who writes |
| ziggurat | an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top |
| culture | a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of people |
| cuneiform | writing that uses wedge-shaped characters |
| artisan | a craftsperson |
