Unit 4 Vocabulary

a landmass comprising the continents of Africa, Asia, and Europe

• Afro-Eurasia

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• City-State

densely populated city areas

• Surplus

• City-State

• Urban

• topography

more than what is needed or used

• Peasant

• Vegetation

• Social Class

• Surplus

Match the following

• Polytheism

• the belief that there is only one God

• Monotheism

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  the spreading out and merging of pieces from different cultures

• Cultural Diffusion

• the belief in or worship of more than one god

an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government

• Pharaoh

• Urban

• City-State

• topography

an ancient Egyptian leader

• Pharaoh

• artisan

• Peasant

• Scribe

Match the following

• artisan

• a craftsperson

• Peasant

• the plant life of a place or region

• topography

• the surface features of a place or region, such as mountains or deserts

• Vegetation

• a person who does farm work for wealthy landowners

a group of society distinguished from other groups by such things as wealth, property, and rights

• Peasant

• Social Class

• Pharaoh

• Cultural Diffusion