Lesson 3-2 Vocabulary

a set of official laws

• legislation

• code

• commandments

• constitution

a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler

• country

• empire

• caravan

• province

a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender

• tax

• tribute

• white flag

• surrender

a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire

• state

• province

• city-state

• county

a weapon that is used to throw stones or other objects

• bow

• slingshot

• catapult

• sling

a geographic area is called a

• state

• city

• region

• territory

a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels

• carriage travelers

• caravan

• camel train

• conquesters

having many parts, details, or ideas

• interconnected

• complex

• multi-functioning

• interesting

emperor that rebuilt the city of Babylon

• Hammurabi

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Alexander the Great

• Nabopolassar

a person who studies planets and starts

• archeologist

• astrologist

• planet finder

• astronomer