a social institution in which belief systems and rituals are systematically arranged and formally established

each person does a specific job based on their skill

place where many people live and work (larger than a town)

the institution that make laws and customs for a particular place

the words, their pronunciation and the methods of combining them, used and understood by a large group of people

to form letters, words or symbols on a surface with an instrument

the use of science in solving problems as in the area of public works; bridges, water supply, roads

the division of society by rank or class

states surrounding a city that each have their own government

an advanced writing system that uses pictures (glyphs)