INDIA VOCAB REVIEW 1

The monotheistic Akhenaton _______________ the obelisk as a symbol of the sun-god Aton.

• innovated

• revered

• profited

• acquired

Possessing a weakness that can lead to harm.

• conducive

• vulnerable

• paradox

• interpret

The richest, most powerful people in society are usually the _______________________.

• castes

• plateaus

• nobles

• pantheons

One of the hallmarks of civilization like Mesopotamia is the use of rural land for farming, or _________________________.

• metallurgy

• agriculture

• technology

• writing

Different scribes might _____________ the same hieroglyph in different ways.

• conducive

• vulnerable

• paradox

• interpret

A society is able to develop a prosperous ___________________ when they have many resources that they can trade.

• dynasty

• theocracy

• technology

• economy

One ironic aspect of culture is the way people respond to a threat from an enemy by making their own ____________________ become more like a monarchy.

• government

• hierarchy

• hieroglyphics

• literature

In the heart of the necropolis, the _____________ deciphered the hieroglyphics on the walls.

• scholar

• scribe

• archaeologist

• noble

In the urban center of a city-state, the ___________________ is very concentrated and several stories tall.

• pantheon

• architecture

• monsoon

• polytheism

The Gupta Empire was worried about famine until the __________________________ rains arrived.

• monsoon

• obelisk

• yoga

• monopoly