Vocabulary Review 1 for Pre-WSC

They built a series of _____________ to bring water to the crops.

• droughts

• villages

• canals

• riverbank

The enemy army _____________ the fertile lands and captured many different cities.

• community

• worshiped

• supplied

• conquered

The area was ___________________ so it was easy to grow crops and build a civilization.

• communal

• drought

• crescent

• fertile

They built a community along the riverbank, which soon grew into a massive ______________ with advanced writing and government buildings.

• crescent

• systematic

• civilization

• archaeology

The rains did not fall for nearly a year, and so the society experienced a severe ____________.

• fertile

• drought

• canal

• earthquake

The moon has a _____________ shape so we do not need to fear the werewolves tonight.

• round

• crescent

• bizarre

• fertile

Most people would consider Hammurabi's Law Code to be very....

• strict and severe

• fun and enjoyable

• light and easy-going

• ineffective

A civilization/community needs what 4 things to start?

• language, writing, architecture, dancing

• writing, food storage, frequent storms, art and culture

• river for water, fertile land for crops, good weather, shelter...

• river for water, fertile for crops, diverse population, advanced architecture

The _______________ Egyptians lived very different lives from modern population.

• monumental

• ancient

• drawn

• lifted

They built giant _______________ called pyramids where they placed their dead pharaohs.

• stilt houses

• concrete towers

• coliseums

• tombs