Unit 2 Lesson 10 Vocabulary Quiz

Which term refers to a society that is divided into different levels of social classes?

• Oral traditions

• Shaman

• Stratified society

• Consensus

What is the term for stories, beliefs, and history passed down through generations by word of mouth?

• Hieroglyphs

• Oral traditions

• Obsidian

• Consensus

What is the term for a person regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of spirits?

• Shaman

• Obsidian

• Hieroglyphs

• Consensus

What term describes a general agreement among a group of people?

• Stratified society

• Oral traditions

• Consensus

• Obsidian

What is the name of the volcanic glass used by early civilizations for tools and weapons?

• Hieroglyphs

• Shaman

• Obsidian

• Consensus

What term refers to a system of writing using symbols or pictures?

• Oral traditions

• Hieroglyphs

• Shaman

• Stratified society

What is the term for the passing of knowledge, ideas, and culture through spoken words or songs?

• Written tradition

• Oral tradition

• Visual tradition

• Digital tradition

What describes a society that is clearly divided between an elite at the top and, often, skilled workers in the middle and laborers and enslaved people at the bottom?

• Egalitarian society

• Class society

• Nomadic society

• Hunter-gatherer society

What is the term for a general agreement?

• Disagreement

• Consensus

• Conflict

• Debate

Who is a member of society who is able to communicate between society and the spiritual and natural worlds?

• Farmer

• Warrior

• Shaman

• Merchant