Chapter 2 "Early Civilizations" Flashcards
(24 cards)
A group of people in a complex, organized society.
civilization
A crafts person, such as a potter or a weaver.
artisian
To defeat.
conquer
A person who is born later to the same family.
descendent
Rich, as in soil.
fertile
A huge pyramid-shaped structure formed from a series of stacked rectangular platforms.
ziggurat
A large territory of many places all under one ruler.
empire
A method of watering crops.
irrigation
Formed by establishing rules and traditions in an organized community.
society
The ruling family of an empire.
dynasty
A Jewish place of worship.
synagogue
An area of flat land.
plain
The worship of many Gods.
polythesim
The defeat of another group.
conquest
An area of high flat land.
plateau
A professional writer.
scribe
An agreement.
covenant
An area with common physical features.
region
A wedged-shaped writing formed in wet clay.
cuneiform
The practice of one person owning another person.
slavery
The exchange of goods and services.
barter
Son of David and King of Israel; very wise ruler; built a temple in Jerusalem to house the Torah and to serve as a place of worship.
Solomon
Led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt; received the Ten Commandments from God on Mt. Sinai.
Moses
King of Assyria when it was at its largest and most powerful; very educated-he could read and write ancient Sumerian as well as Akkadian; he personally led his armies into battle, unlike other Assyrian kings.
Ashurbanipal
