Chapter 3 Section 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Rural
A
Countryside areas
2
Q
Urban
A
City areas
3
Q
City-state
A
Consisted of a city and all the countryside around it
4
Q
Empire
A
Land with different territories and people under a single rule
5
Q
Polytheism
A
The worship of many gods
Practiced by the Sumerians
6
Q
Social hierarchy
A
The division of society by rank or class.
In Sumer, the order was:
King
Priests
Craftspeople, merchants, traders
Farmers and laborers
Slaves
