Chapter 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
a division of society by rank or class
A
social hierarchy
2
Q
the world’s first system of writing
A
cuneiform
3
Q
human-made waterways
A
canals
4
Q
long poems that tell the story of a hero
A
epics
5
Q
the science of building
A
architecture
6
Q
a pyramid-shaped temple tower
A
ziggurat
7
Q
a writer
A
scribe
8
Q
a set of letters that can be combined to form words
A
alphabet
9
Q
people who perform religious ceremonies
A
priests
10
Q
a large arc of fertile farmland
A
Fertile Crescent
11
Q
a mix of rich soil and small rocks
A
silt
12
Q
a way of supplying water to an area of land
A
irrigation
13
Q
more goods than are needed
A
surplus
14
Q
located in the countryside
A
rural
15
Q
a city and its surrounding countryside
A
city-state
16
Q
land with different territories under a single rule
A
empire
17
Q
the worship of many gods
A
polytheism
