Ancient Mesopotamia
Fine particles of fertile soil.
What is Silt?
Fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea.
What was Delta?
A body of land with water on three sides.
What is Peninsula?
A military commander exercising civil power by force, usually in a limited area.
What was Warlord
A form of government in which citizens elect their leaders.
What is Republic?
A belief in more than one god.
What is Polytheism?
A waterfall or rapids in a river.
What is Cataracts
Storytellers
What is Bards?
A member of an upper class of society, usually made up of hereditary nobility.
What is Aristocrat?
Large groups of Roman soldiers.
What is Legions?
A pyramid-shaped at the top structure with a temple
What was Ziggurat?
A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins.
What is Shadoof
A group of people living in a new territory who have ties to their homeland.
What is Colony?
A person that someone is descended from.
What is Ancestor?
Rome’s ruling class. Wealthy landowners.
What was Patricians?
A system of writing developed by the Sumerians that used wedge-shaped marks made in soft clay.
What is Cuneiform?
A reed plant that grows wild along the Nile River.
What is Papyrus?
A Greek city-state.
What is Polis?
A symbol in a writing system based on pictures.
What is Pictograph?
Ordinary citizens in ancient Rome.
What is Plebeians?
A person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper.
What is Scribe?
A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols.
What is Hieroglyphics?
A gathering place - marketplace in Ancient Greece.
What is Agora?
Chinese system of beliefs which describes the way a king must rule.
What is Dao?
Head of government, usually with a limited term in office.
what is Consuls?