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WH T2 Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Many empires were divided into political districts called ________ which were ruled as individual territories.

a)

PROVINCES

b)

CITIES

c)

CONTINENTS

d)

KINGDOMS

2.

A(n) ________ is a society dominated by men.

a)

PATRIARCHY

b)

MATRIARCHY

c)

DEMOCRACY

d)

OLIGARCHY

3.

When a country takes control of a new territory, that territory becomes the country's ________.

a)

COLONY

b)

CAPITAL

c)

ALLIANCE

d)

CITIZEN

4.

A(n) ________ is a group of letters that stand for sounds.

a)

ALPHABET

b)

SYLLABLE

c)

WORD

d)

SENTENCE

5.

A belief in more than one god is called ________.

a)

POLYTHEISM

b)

MONOTHEISM

c)

ATHEISM

d)

AGNOSTICISM

6.

A(n) ________ is a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top.

a)

ZIGGURAT

b)

OBELISK

c)

STUPA

d)

DOME

7.

Rulers such as Sargon gained wealth by collecting payments called ________ from conquered peoples.

a)

TRIBUTE

b)

TAXES

c)

LOANS

d)

GIFTS

8.

The Sumerians developed a writing system called ________, which used wedge-shaped marks.

a)

CUNEIFORM

b)

HIEROGLYPHICS

c)

ALPHABET

d)

PICTOGRAPHS

9.

Though it is comprised of many lands, a(n) ________ is ruled by one leader.

a)

EMPIRE

b)

VILLAGE

c)

TRIBE

d)

REPUBLIC

10.

Sumerian civilization was initially formed of several independent ________ that each included a city and its surrounding areas.

a)

CITY-STATES

b)

KINGDOMS

c)

EMPIRES

d)

TRIBES

11.

Describe the nature and structure of Sumerian society.

a)

Sumerian society was divided into social classes. Most enslaved workers were people who had been captured in war.

b)

Sumerian society was based on a nomadic lifestyle with no social hierarchy.

c)

Sumerian society was primarily made up of hunter-gatherers with no permanent settlements.

d)

Sumerian society was ruled by a single king with no division of labor or class.