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!