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Unit 3 - Ancient Civilization All Test Questions - Mesopotamia and Nile River

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  • Q1
    fine particles of fertile soil
    silt
    30s
  • Q2
    a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
    irrigation
    30s
  • Q3
    an amount that is left over after a need has been met
    surplus
    30s
  • Q4
    a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
    city-state
    30s
  • Q5
    belief in more than one god
    polytheism
    30s
  • Q6
    a pyramid-shaped structure with a temple at the top
    Ziggurat
    30s
  • Q7
    a system of writing using wedge-shaped symbols that were pressed into clay tablets
    Cuneiform
    30s
  • Q8
    a person who copies or writes out documents; often a record keeper
    scribe
    30s
  • Q9
    a long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
    Epic
    30s
  • Q10
    a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler
    empire
    30s
  • Q11
    first set of written laws
    Hammurabi's Code
    30s
  • Q12
    a payment made to a ruler or state as a sign of surrender
    tribute
    30s
  • Q13
    a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
    province
    30s
  • Q14
    a group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels
    caravan
    30s
  • Q15
    a person who studies planets and stars
    astronomers
    30s

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