River Valley Vocabulary Review

What is cuneiform?

• A type of ancient Egyptian paper

• A rectangular stepped tower

• Wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Mesopotamian writing systems

• A belief in multiple gods

What is a ziggurat?

• A type of ancient Egyptian writing

• A rectangular stepped tower, often with a temple on top

• A collection of rules for justice

• A trade route connecting China to Europe

What is a city-state?

• A belief in life after death

• A ruler in ancient Egypt

• A city and its surrounding area forming an independent state

• A system of fortified walls

What is the Code of Hammurabi?

• A type of ancient Egyptian paper

• A belief in multiple gods

• A collection of 282 rules setting standards for commercial interactions and justice

• A study of fundamental nature of knowledge

What is polytheism?

• A belief in or worship of multiple gods

• A process of embalming or preserving a body after death

• A belief in life after death

• A type of ancient Egyptian writing

Who was a pharaoh?

• A ruler in ancient Egypt

• A type of ancient Egyptian paper

• A belief in divine right of Chinese emperor to rule

• A line of rulers from the same family

What are hieroglyphics?

• A type of ancient Egyptian paper

• Picture-like symbols used for writing

• A belief in life after death

• A trade route connecting China to Europe

What is papyrus?

• A type of ancient Egyptian paper

• A belief in multiple gods

• A process of embalming or preserving a body after death

• A system of fortified walls

What is mummification?

• A belief in life after death

• A process of embalming or preserving a body after death

• A belief in divine right of Chinese emperor to rule

• A study of fundamental nature of knowledge

What is the Silk Road?

• A belief in life after death

• A trade route connecting China to Europe, Middle East, and North Africa

• A system of fortified walls

• A line of rulers from the same family