World History: 2. Civilizations and Peoples of the Fertile Crescent, Lessons 3–4

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  1. cavalry
    troops trained to fight on horseback
    Assyria's armies included some of the world's earliest cavalry, or soldiers who fight while riding horses.
  2. standing
    permanent
    A standing army is a permanent army of professional soldiers.
  3. elite
    selected as the best
    The core of this army was a force of 10,000 elite soldiers known as the "Immortals."
  4. reform
    improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects
    Darius also reformed the empire's central, or overall, government.
  5. tribute
    payment by one nation for protection by another
    Tribute is payment made to show loyalty to a stronger power, but the amount of tribute was often set by the ruler.
  6. currency
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
    Currency is money that is used as a medium of exchange, usually in bills or coins.
  7. stele
    an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
    A stele is a carved stone slab or pillar that stands on end.
  8. assembly
    a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
    In general, the rulers of the Phoenician city-states were priest-kings who shared power with leading merchant families and a citizen assembly.
  9. import
    commodities bought from a foreign country
    An import is a good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country.
  10. export
    a commodity sold to a foreign country
    An export is a good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders.
  11. navigation
    guidance of ships, planes, or vehicles from place to place
    They became experts at navigation, or the art of steering a ship from place to place.
  12. profit
    earn money or gain materially
    An ancient Greek historian described how Phoenicians profited from the silver trade...
  13. colony
    a geographical area controlled by a distant country
    A colony is an area ruled by a distant country.
  14. cultural
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
    Cultural diffusion is the spreading of cultural traits from one region to another.
  15. diffusion
    spread of social institutions from one society to another
    Cultural diffusion is the spreading of cultural traits from one region to another.
  16. alphabet
    a set of characters that are used to write a language
    An alphabet is a small set of letters or symbols, each of which stands for a single sound.
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