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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Silt | Find particles of fertile soil |
| irrigation | a system that supplies dry land with water throught ditches pipes or streams |
| surplus | that is left over after a need has been met |
| city state | the city that governments itself and surrounding territory |
| polytheism | Believe in more that one god |
| ziggurat | a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top |
| cuniform | a system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge shaped marks made in soft clay |
| Scirbe | a person who copies or writes down documents often a record keeper |
| epic | a one poem the records, the deeds of a legendary or a real hero |
| parallel | moving or lying on the same direction and the same distance apart |
| consist | To be made up of |
| Province | |
| Astronomer | Someone who studies planets and stars |
| Caravan | Group of merchants and travelers who traveled and traded on camels |
| Tribute | A payment to a ruler or state |
| empire | |
| Afterlife | a life that some people believe begin after death |
| delta | a triangle-shaped area of land where a river splits into many small rivers that flow into a larger body of water |
| dowry | a gift paid by the family of a bride to the grooms family before they marry |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family who often rule a country or region for a long time |
| heir | a person who becomes the next ruler after the previous ruler |
| papyrus | a kind of thick paper made by the ancient Egyptians from reeds along the Nile river |
| Sarcophagus | a stone coffin that is often decorated with carvings or sculptures |
| silt | sand and soil particles carried by running water that sinks to the bottom of a river or lake |
| shadoof | a long pole with a heavy weight on one end and a rope with a bucket on the other |
| Pharaoh | A ruler in ancient Egypt |
| Theocracy | a form of government that is lad by religious leaders according to religious laws |
| Hieroglyphics | Writing consisting of hieroglyphs |
| flax | a blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed and for textile fiber made from its stalks. |
| Casting | To shape a molten metal object by pouring it into a mold |
| decipher | to decode an unknown language |
| dockyard | a place for boats or ships to anchor for unloading goods or to undergo repairs |
| emerge | to come forth or to become apparent |
| standardize | To make consistent or uniform |
| tributary | a stream or small body of water the flows into a larger body of water, such as a river or lake |
| yoga | a Hindu discipline that uses meditation and body posture for health |
| Agrarian | Related to farms or farming |
| Chariot | A carriage with 2 wheels |
| Kinship | A connection shared by people who are related to each other in a family |
| Pastoral | Related to herding and grazing sheep’s goats horses and other livestock |
| Raid | to attack a place suddenly to steal from the people living there |
| Scarcity | That state of having too few resources or goods to meet demand |
| Steppe | A large, flat grassland with very few trees |
| Wharf | A structure where boats can dock |
| Agora | A large open area used as a marketplace |
| Ally | Someone that you form an alliance with. |
| Aristocracy | Wealthy people A government controlled by a few powerful |
| Oligarchy | city states ruled by aristocracy’s |
| Phalanx | foot soldiers that fought in a tight formation |
| polis | A Greek city state |
| tyrant | |
| Democracy | a kind of government where citizens vote on laws and decisions |
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