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Standing Army
an army with paid, full time soldiers
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Innovation
a new way of doing things
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Taxation
The practice of requiring people to pay for the running of their government
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Division of Labor
the sharing of large jobs so that each worker does only part of it
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Centralized Government
a form of government in which the national government maintains the power
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Code
a set of laws written down in a clear and orderly way
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Monarchy
the system of government in which a king or queen rules
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Principle
a rule or code of conduct ; a belief
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Absolute Authority
a system of government in which one person has complete control
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Chariot
a two-wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in ancient times to carry soldiers into battle
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Bureaucracy
a network of specially selected government officials
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Territory
a large division of a country that does not have the same rights of self-government as the rest of the country
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Relief
a wall carving that stands out from the surface of a building
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Empire
vast lands and varied people that come under control of a single government
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Scribe
a person who writes things for others
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Conflict
a disagreement between two or more people or groups
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Pictograph
a drawing or symbol used to represent a word
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Compromise
to give up some of what you want in order to reach an agreement
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Cuneiform
a form of ancient writing in southwest asia (sumerians) (wedge shaped writing)
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Warfare
a military activity undertaken by one nation to weaken or destroy one another
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Social Class
a group that has a particular level of importance in a society
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Decree
an official order or decision made by a ruler
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Merchant
a person who buys and sells goods to make a living
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