ELA/S.S. Vocab. words 2

Question 0

Cataract

Answer 0

a waterfall or groups of rocks that slow down the flow of water

Question 1

Agriculture

Answer 1

farming

Question 2

Code of Hammurabi

Answer 2

comprehensive set of laws, considered by many scholars to be the oldest laws established; developed by Hammurabi, King of Babylon

Question 3

Cuneiform

Answer 3

a system of writing that used wedged shaped symbols to represent sounds, ideas and objects; developed by the ancient Sumerians

Question 4

Delta

Answer 4

flat, fan shaped area of fertile land made of silt at the mouth of a river

Question 5

Economy

Answer 5

the way people manage money/resources for production of goods/ services

Question 6

Empire

Answer 6

group of lands and people ruled by one government

Question 7

Expedition

Answer 7

a trip for a specific reason taken by a person or a group

Question 8

Fertile

Answer 8

area in which crops are able to be grown, rich in nutrients

Question 9

Fertile Crescent

Answer 9

an ancient area of fertile land and rivers that extend in an arc shape between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Question 10

Hieroglyphics

Answer 10

ancient Egyptian picture/symbol writing

Question 11

Irrigation

Answer 11

watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes

Question 12

Mesopotamia

Answer 12

land between the twin rivers – Tigris and Euphrates

Question 13

Monotheism

Answer 13

belief in one God

Question 14

Natural Resource

Answer 14

found in nature – useful to humans (ex. a mineral, forest)

Question 15

Papyrus

Answer 15

a reed plant that grows along the Nile River

Question 16

Pharaoh

Answer 16

ancient Egyptian king – leader

Question 17

Polytheism

Answer 17

belief in many gods

Question 18

Pyramid

Answer 18

burial tomb for an ancient Egyptian queen or king

Question 19

River Valley

Answer 19

fertile area along the sides of a river

Question 20

Scribe

Answer 20

one who was able to read and write

Question 21

Silt

Answer 21

a mix of tiny bits of soil and rock carried and deposited by a river

Question 22

Social Mobility

Answer 22

the movement /shifting of membership between/within social classes by individuals/groups

Question 23

Social Pyramid

Answer 23

a diagram used to show the levels of society or social hierarchy in ancient Egypt

Question 24

Specialization

Answer 24

training to do a particular kind of work

Question 25

Surplus

Answer 25

more than what is needed – extra

Question 26

Trade

Answer 26

an exchange of goods