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THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF MAKING MAPS
What is CARTOGRAPHY?
100
Fine soil on the river bottom
What is SILT?
100
A dead body preserved in lifelike condition
What is A MUMMY?
100
A specialized skilled worker is also called a/an
What is ARTISAN?
100
A plain at the mouth of a river is called a
What is DELTA?
200
Having more food than is needed
What is SURPLUS?
200
having complete control over all people
What is ABSOLUTE POWER
200
To tame a wild animal or plant
What is DOMESTICATE?
200
The kings of Egypt
What are PHARAOHS?
200
Rock filled rapids along the Nile River are called
What are CATARACTS?
300
a series of rulers from the same family
What is a DYNASTY?
300
word meaning "between two rivers"
What is MESOPOTAMIA?
300
a lack of rainfall resulting in a shortage of water
What is a DROUGHT?
300
Building where ancient Sumerians worshipped
What is a TEMPLE?
300
an early form of paper made of reeds
What is PAPYRUS?
400
A territory that is controlled by one government
What is an EMPIRE?
400
The supply of water to land or crops to help growth
What is IRRIGATION
400
an independent city — and sometimes its surrounding land — which has its own government, completely separate from nearby countries
What is CITY-STATES?
400
a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
What is an ASTRONOMER?
400
the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area
What is a CIVILIZATION?
500
Ancient writing system of Mesopotamia
What is CUNEIFORM?
500
pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds are called
What are HIEROGLYPHS?
500
someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
What is a REGENT?
500
The belief in or worship of more than one god
What is POLYTHEISM?
500
the people in ancient Egypt who could read and wrote things down
What is a SCRIBE?