ancient Civ ch 2 vocab
Across
- 2. pictorial symbol for a word or phrase
- 4. to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.
- 7. who keep records of taxes
- 9. ancient Mesopotamian temple tower made to worship gods
- 10. a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero.
- 11. -an amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply over demand.
- 12. a city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
Down
- 1. a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle car of ancient times used also in processions and races.
- 3. Crescent- a crescent-shaped region in Western Asia. Formed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Mediterranean Sea
- 5. Hierarchy- systems of social organization in which some individuals enjoy a higher social status than others
- 6. relating to, or characteristic of a town or city.
- 8. or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly on clay tablets.