Social Studies Unit 2 Set 1 Vocabulary

1 - the system of how people interact and live together in a community

• A) silt
• B) levee
• C) society
• D) chariot

2 - able to support the growth of many plants; capable of producing new life

• A) reed
• B) ziggurat
• C) cuneiform
• D) fertile

3 - an ancient form of writing that used symbols carved into wet clay tablets

• A) cuneiform
• B) polytheism
• C) reed
• D) society

4 - the religious belief in many gods

• A) city-state
• B) polytheism
• C) zigguart
• D) chariot

5 - a Mesopotamian temple with a pyramid shape and staircases on the outside walls

• A) levee
• B) silt
• C) fertile
• D) ziggurat

6 - small particles of rock, minerals, and soil carried in water

• A) levee
• B) silt
• C) fertile
• D) reed

7 - a tall, thin grass used to draw on clay tablets

• A) reed
• B) society
• C) city-state
• D) cuneiform

8 - a self-governing city that controls the land around it

• A) chariot
• B) polytheism
• C) ziggurat
• D) city-state

9 - a carriage with two or four wheels, pulled by horses or other animals

• A) reed
• B) chariot
• C) fertile
• D) polytheism

10 - a wall or barrier built to prevent flooding

• A) chariot
• B) ziggurat
• C) levee
• D) city-state