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Social Studies Vocabulary Quiz
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Vocabulary review of chapters 1-6 of History Alive The Ancient World Edition
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A person who writes and keeps written records for a civilization is known as a...
scribe
biped
cuneiform
archaeologist
2
The business of farming is also called...
irrigation system
agriculture
domesticate
cuneiform
3
In most civilizations, the king has the highest status, which means he has the most...
knowledge
land
importance
wealth
4
A two-footed animal or early human is called a...
migrate
ziggurat
prehistoric
biped
5
Writing that uses wedge-shaped characters is called...
scribe
cuneiform
hieroglyphics
ziggurat
6
A small, independent country with its own laws and government is a...
empire
city-state
Mesopotamia
civilization
7
To train a wild animal to be useful to humans is known as...
migrate
agriculture
domesticate
tribute
8
Anything before written history is called...
bipeds
prehistoric
ancient
artifacts
9
Wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior is a...
social structure
tribute
artifact
status
10
A temple or religious tower in ancient Mesopotamia is called a...
empire
cuneiform
ziggurat
tribute
11
A dead body is also known as...
prehistoric
artifact
tribute
remains
12
In ancient times, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers was called...
Mesopotamia
the Fertile Crescent
agriculture
prehistoric
13
A culture marked by developments in arts, sciences, government and social structure is called a
irrigation system
city-state
civilization
empire
14
An object made or used by people in the past is called...
prehistory
remains
artifact
tribute
15
Half-moon shaped land area near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that is good for growing crops
Fertile Crescent
agriculture
empire
Mesopotamia
16
Civilizations developed this in order to supply their land with water...
ziggurat
irrigation system
technology
a Fertile Crescent
17
To move from one geographic region to another is called...
bipeds
trade
travel
migrate
18
A person who studies the past by looking at objects that people have left behind is called...
archaeologist
paleantologist
artifacts
scribe
19
A large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
social structure
city-state
empire
civilization
20
The way a society or group of people in a civilization are organized refers to the...
social structure
status
empire
city-state
