TCI Lesson 5 Vocabulary

pictograph

• a person who writes

• a symbol that stands for an object

• the way a civilization is organized

• use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes

Scribe

• Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top

• a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people

• a person who writes

• to bring something new into being

culture

• to bring something new into being

• a way of life that offers much more than what is necessary

• an interconnected system of channels or lines

• a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people

artisan

• a craftsperson

• a task or problem that tests a person’s abilities

• a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure

• writing that uses wedge-shaped characters

cuneiform

• a symbol that stands for an object

• writing that uses wedge-shaped characters

• someone who is trained in a particular career

• a person who writes

merchant

• a person who writes

• an interconnected system of channels or lines

• a person who makes money by selling goods

• the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes