CH.3 Vocab (ALL LESSONS)

Question 1

Fertile Crescent

Answer 1

An area of rich farmland in SW Asia where the first civilizations began. Between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Question 2

Silt

Answer 2

A mixture of fertile soil and tiny rocks that can make land ideal for farming.

Question 3

Irrigation

Answer 3

A way of supplying water to an area of land.

Question 4

Canals

Answer 4

A human made waterway.

Question 5

Surplus

Answer 5

More of something than is needed.

Question 6

Division of Labor

Answer 6

An arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job.

Question 7

Rural

Answer 7

A countryside area.

Question 8

Urban

Answer 8

A city area.

Question 9

City-State

Answer 9

A political unit consisting of a city and it’s surrounding countryside.

Question 10

Gilgamesh

Answer 10

King of Uruk, a city-state in Sumer, he became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature.

Question 11

Sargon

Answer 11

King of Akkad, a land north of Sumer, he built the world’s first empire after defeating Sumer in Northern Mesopotamia.

Question 12

Empire

Answer 12

Land with different territories and peoples under a single rule.

Question 13

Polytheism

Answer 13

The worship of many gods.

Question 14

Priest

Answer 14

A person who performs religious ceremonies.

Question 15

Social hierarchy

Answer 15

The division of society by rank or class.

Question 16

Cuneiform

Answer 16

The world’s first system of writing; developed in Sumer.

Question 17

Pictographs

Answer 17

A picture symbol.

Question 18

Scribe

Answer 18

A writer.

Question 19

Epics

Answer 19

Long poems that tell stories of heroes.

Question 20

Architecture

Answer 20

The science of building.

Question 21

Ziggurat

Answer 21

A pyramid shaped temple in Sumer.

Question 22

Monarch

Answer 22

A ruler of a kingdom or empire.

Question 23

Hammurabi’s Code

Answer 23

A set of 282 laws governing daily life in Babylon; the earliest known collection of written laws.

Question 24

Chariot

Answer 24

A wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle.

Question 25

Nebuchadnezzar

Answer 25

Chaldean king, he re-built Babylon into a beautiful city, which featured the famed hanging gardens.

Question 26

Alphabet

Answer 26

A set of letters that can be combined to form words.

Question 27

Role

Answer 27

A part or function.

Question 28

Impact

Answer 28

Effect or result.