Chapter 4 Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams.
A
Irrigation
2
Q
An amount that is left over after a need has been met.
A
Surplus
3
Q
A city that governs itself and it’s surrounding territory.
A
City-state
4
Q
A belief in more than one god.
A
Polytheism
5
Q
A pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top.
A
Ziggurat
6
Q
A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay.
A
Cuneiform
7
Q
Fine particles of fertile soil.
A
Silt
