Ancient Mesopotamia and Israel

The religion founded by Abraham in Canaan (ancient Israel)

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Moksha

a person who is an expert in a specialized trade or art

• merchant

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• artisan

• worker

• bourgeois

Choose the correct definition of metallurgy.

• the branch of science and technology concerned with the properties of metals and their production and purification

• the branch of science and technology concerned with the domestication of animals

• the branch of science and technology concerned with standardized measurements

• the branch of science and technology concerned with irrigation systems

Choose the correct definition of monarchy.

• a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through citizens

• a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through a ruling family

• a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through a small group using force

• a form of government in which authority over the people is retained through a written document

Choose the correct definition of monotheism.

• the belief that there is only one God

• the belief that there are many gods

• the belief that there is only one true religion

• the belief that there are many true religions

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined.

a self-governing region (called a state), consisting of a city and surrounding territory

• city-state

• civilization

• empire

• monarchy

Choose the correct definition of civilization.

• an advanced state of human society with a high level of culture, specialization, infrastructure, stable food supply, government, technology, belief systems, writing, and social structure

• a simple state of human society with a low level of culture, specialization, infrastructure, stable food supply, government, technology, belief systems, writing, and social struc

• an advanced state of human society in which a single ruler controls many countries

• a simple state of human society in which there is no government

Choose the correct definition of climate.

• the long-term trends in weather elements and atmospheric conditions

• the long-term trends in population growth in an area

• the type of landforms in an area

• the short-term trends in atmospheric changes affecting landforms

Choose the correct definition of cuneiform.

• a type of poem developed to tell the stories of heroes

• a system of measurement based on the number sixty

• a type of temple built to worship gods

• a system of writing developed in Mesopotamia using wedge-shaped characters

Choose the correct definition of descendant.

• a person, plant, or animal that is an ancestor of the current offspring

• a person, plant, or animal that is unrelated to another

• a person, plant, or animal that is the offspring of a particular ancestor

• a person, plant, or animal that is the sibling of another