Ch.4 Flashcards
1
Q
A system that supplies dry land with water through dictches
A
Irrigation
2
Q
Moving or lying in the same direction and same distance apart
A
Parallel
3
Q
An amount left over
A
Surplus
4
Q
A city that governs it self
A
City-state
5
Q
A belief in more than one god
A
Polytheism
6
Q
A pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top
A
Ziggurat
7
Q
To be made up of
A
Consist
8
Q
A system of writing developed by the sumerians
A
Cuneiform
9
Q
A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
A
Scribe
10
Q
A long poem that records deeds of an legendary or real hero
A
Epic
11
Q
To hug with arms around
A
Embrace
12
Q
Something that stands in the way
A
Obstacle
13
Q
An unevn repetition of words and sounds
A
Stutter
14
Q
A large territory (tv show)
A
Empire
15
Q
A set of official laws
A
Code
