SS6 Final Review Vocabulary

Aqueduct

• Structure used to transport water from long distances away

• A type of bridge for vehicles

• A canal for irrigation

• A reservoir for storing rainwater

Civilization

• A simple, unorganized society with no government or culture

• A complex, highly organized society that has government, culture and writing

• A group of people living in isolation without any social structure

• A nomadic lifestyle with no permanent settlements

Irrigation

• A method of draining water from land

• A way of supplying water to an area of land

• A technique for planting seeds

• A process of removing weeds from fields

Champollion

• Decoded the Rosetta Stone

• Discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun

• Translated the Epic of Gilgamesh

• Wrote the Book of the Dead

Pharaoh

• King of ancient Egypt

• A type of ancient Egyptian pyramid

• A famous Egyptian queen

• An Egyptian god

Cuneiform

• A form of writing developed by the Sumerians using a wedge shaped stylus and clay tablets.

• An ancient form of painting used by the Egyptians.

• A type of sculpture made from clay and stone.

• A musical notation system used in ancient Mesopotamia.

Dynasty

• A group of rulers from the same family

• A period of time in history

• A type of government

• A cultural movement

Key

• A list of the symbols used on a map

• A type of lock mechanism

• A musical note

• A method of encryption

Democracy

• Rule by the people

• Rule by a single leader

• Rule by the wealthy

• Rule by the military

Polytheism

• Belief in one god

• Belief in many gods

• Belief in no gods

• Belief in a supreme being