Chapter 2: Vocabulary Preview

Using chapter 2, go through and look at all the BOLDwords. Choose the vocabulary word that best completes each sentence. The ruling family of an empire is known as a dynasty A _ is a professional writer scribe A _ is an agreement covenant A _ is a city that is an individual unit, complete with its own form of government, villages, and traditions city-state An _ is a craftsperson, such as a potter or a weaver artisan To _ is to exchange goods or services barter A _ is an area of high, flat land plateau A _ is a huge pyramid-shaped structure formed from a series of stacked rectangular platforms ziggurat The practice of worshipping only one God is called _ monotheism To worship many gods is called _ polytheism A group of people who have a complex, organized society is called a _ civilization An _ is a large territory consisting of many places all under the control of a single ruler empire The practice of one person owning another person is known as slavery