Mesopotamian & Egyptian Vocabulary Challenge Submitted by C. Stephen Ingraham CSI08

An extra supply. a) social class b) annex c) Surplus d) innovation.

Any change of fertile land into desert, whether caused by climate or human actions. a)desertification b) heiroglyphics c) cuneiform d) edicts

The exchange of one good or service for a) Covenant b) Barter c) Annex d) Obelisk

The use of tools and skills to make a product or achieve a goal. a)Invention b) Innovation c) Technology d) Ziggurat.

The commands or directions of a monarch or one in authority. a)desertification b) heiroglyphics c) cuneiform d) edicts

A person who buys and sells goods for a living a) Merchant b) Scribe c) City-state d) Peasant.

An Egyptian King. a) a monarch b) an emperor c) a caliph d) a pharaoh

A tomb for a dead Egyptian ruler or noble. a) pyramid b) papyrus c) peasants d) pharaoh.

A land of many conquered people and places governed by one ruler. a) authority b) monarch c) empire d) emperor

A huge mud-brick temple found in the middle of each Mesopotamian city-state. a) Invention b) Innovation c) Technology d) Ziggurat.

A series of Egyptian rulers from the same family. a) a monarch b) an emperor c) a caliph d) a dynasty

A person who knows how to read and write. a) untouchable b) peasant c) monarch d) scribe.

To take over the land of others. a) Covenant b) Barter c) Conquer d) Colony

The right to rule. a) social class b) authority c) extra supply d) pyramid.

A government which has one person with complete right to rule in peacetime and in war. a) Civilization b) Pharaoh c) Monarchy d) Scribe.

A dead body which has been preserved. a) pyramid b) obelisk c) mummy d) pharaoh.

Small fine bits of rock and soil. a) annex b) obelisk c) desertification d) silt

The belief in many supreme beings or gods. a) Torah b) Monotheism c) Polytheism d) Covenant.

To take over or conquer. a) pyramid b) obelisk c) annex d) statue.

The religion of the Jewish people. a) Islam b) Judaism c) obelisk d) money economy

Complete freedom. a)independence b) obelisk c) annex d) statue.

The Egyptian people who farmed the land. a) pyramid b) papyrus c) peasants d) pharaoh.

A group of buyers and sellers working together. a) trading network b) obelisk c) money economy d) dynasty

A new way of doing things. a) Invention b) Innovation c) Technology d) Ziggurat.

A culture with well developed forms of government, religion, writing, and learning. a) civilization b) papyrus c) monarchy d) trading network.

Groups within a civilization with different levels of importance. a) Castes b) Pyramids c) City-states d) Social classes.

A city or village and the farm lands around it with its own leaders and government. a) Pyramid b) Government c) City-state d) Social classes.

The Egyptian picture writing system. a)desertification b) heiroglyphics c) cuneiform d) edicts

The first five books of the Bible of the Israelites. a) The Code of Hammurabi b) the Ten Commandments c) Edicts d) Torah

An organized system that groups use to make laws and decisions. a) Trading Network b) Government c) City-state d) Social classes.

An ancient monument consisting of a single pillar of stone. a) pyramid b) obelisk c) annex d) statue.

An economic system based on the use of money rather than on barter. a) cultural diffusion b) Judaism c) Taxation d) money economy

A paper like material. a) pyramid b) papyrus c) peasants d) pharaoh.

The support of a government where people were required to pay taxes in crops or other goods they produced. a) cultural diffusion b) peasants c) taxation d) money economy

The spreading of new ideas to other places. a) cultural diffusion b) Judaism c) taxation d) money economy

An agreement. a) Covenant b) Edict c) Conquer d) Colony

A settlement separated from, but under the control of, a home country. a) City-State b) Annex c) Conquer d) Colony

A set of laws for responsible Jewish behavior. a) The Code of Hammurabi b) the Ten Commandments c) Edicts d) Torah

A collection of 282 laws that dealt with almost every aspect of Mesopotamian life. a) The Code of Hammurabi b) the Ten Commandments c) Edicts d) Torah

Fair treatment under the law within each social class. a) The Code of Hammurabi c) the Ten Commandments b) Dynasty d) Torah

To tell ahead of time. a) desertification b) predict c) cuneiform d) edicts

The belief in one supreme being or god. a) Torah b) Monotheism c) Polytheism d) Covenant.

The ruler of an empire. a) authority b) monarch c) empire d) emperor