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Ch. 3 River Valley C
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What word means more food than you need...extra food | food surplus |
| What word means trading one thing for another without using money? | Bartering System |
| What word means a place of worship and a government building where taxes were collected and laws were made built on many levels with steps all around it? | Ziggurat |
| What word means an area that is good for growing crops found between the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile Rivers? | Fertile Crescent |
| What word means a way of ranking and organizing things or people by their importance? | hierarchy |
| What word means particles of small size left as sediment from water? This is a great soil to grow crops in. | silt |
| Which word means made up of or written with marks or letters shaped like wedge? It was the first written language. | cuneiform |
| Which word means a writing system that uses pictures and symbols instead of letters and words? It was used in Egypt. | hieroglyphics |
| Which of these is an architectural feature of the River Valley Civilizations? | mudbrick buildings |
| part of the written language of the River Valley Civilizations of Egypt | hieroglyphics |
| a place of worship, a place were taxes were collect, a place were laws were made that has many levels and steps | ziggurats |
| part of the architecture of the River Valley Civilizations...these were built in Egypt | pyramids |
| part of the social order of the River Valley Civilizations. | dynasty |
| part of the achievements of the River Valley Civilizations. | pictograph |
| part of the economy of the River Valley Civilizations. | food surplus |
| a series or group of rulers from the same family | dynasty |
| the monarch or king was given the right to rule by God alone? He could not be questioned because he was the absolute ruler | divine kingship |
| consists of 282 laws that specify a range of possible crimes and the punishments that will be received by those who commit those crimes | Hammurabi's Code |
| a craftsperson with a special skill or talent, such as a potter, weaver, blacksmith, seamstress, etc | artisan |
| a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government and traditions. | city-state |
| a group of people who have a complex and organized society within a culture. | civilization |
| a large territory, consisting of many different places under the control of one ruler. | empire |
| soil or land that’s good for growing many crops successfully. | fertile |
| a powerful ruler of Egypt often worshipped as a god on earth. | pharaoh |
| a professional writer | scribe |
| parts that make up a civilization: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics and Government, Economy, and Social Structure | GRAPES |
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christine.warner
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