Chapter 3 Vocabulary. City-State: Cities and the surrounding territories.

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Chapter 3 Vocabulary

City-State: Cities and the surrounding territories

Artisan: Skilled workers

Ziggurat: Mesopotamian temple

Ziggurat

Cuneiform: Sumerian writing made up of wedge shaped signs

Cuneiform

Scribe: Sumerian writer

Priest-King: Sumerian governmental and religious leader

Empire: Territories governed by a single ruler or nation

Culture: Way of life

Reform: Change that leads to improvement

Reign: Period of power

Homework Sections 1/5 Write a paragraph, five or six sentences using all 10 vocabulary words! Be sure the sentences make sense! Separate sheet of paper!!!!

Homework Sections 2,3,6,7 Write six sentences using the vocabulary words, 1 vocabulary word for each sentence. Be sure they make sense!