4th grade Unit 6 Chapter 1 Vocabulary

What is a temple?

• A building with a religious use or meaning

• A person who designs buildings

• A container

• An expert in the study of material remains of people from the past

Who is an archaeologist?

• A person who has the training or authority to carry out religious ceremonies or rituals

• A person who designs buildings

• A container

• An expert in the study of material remains of people from the past

What is an equinox?

• A picture or symbol representing an idea, object, syllable, or sound

• An occurrence or event believed to be a sign of the future

• A year that has 366 days

• A day in which daytime and nighttime are about the same length

What is a hieroglyph?

• Something or someone given or killed for a religious purpose

• A special event to mark a person’s entry into a certain group or status

• A picture or symbol representing an idea, object, syllable, or sound

• A container

What is a leap year?

• A day in which daytime and nighttime are about the same length

• A year that has 366 days

• A building with a religious use or meaning

• An occurrence or event believed to be a sign of the future

Match the definition to the correct word.

• omen

• a special event to mark a person’s entry into a certain group or status

• Architect

• a person who designs buildings

• priest

• an occurrence or event believed to be a sign of the future

• sacrifice

• something or someone given or killed for a religious purpose

• initiation ceremony

• a person who has the training or authority to carry out religious ceremonies or rituals