Unit 2 Chapter 1 Vocabulary

2. a long, complex tale that tells the stories of a hero's adventures
4. the system of how people interact and live together in a community
6. a wall built to prevent flooding
9. payment of money or goods to the ruler
11. a self-governing city that controls the land around it
13. an ancient form of writing that used symbols carved into wet clay tablets

1. able to support the growth of many plants
3. a Mesopotamian temple with a pyramid shape and staircases on the outside walls
4. small particles of rock, minerals, and soil carried in water
5. a tall, thin grass used to draw on clay tablets
7. a series of rulers all from the same family
8. a person whose job is copying written information
10. the religious belief in many gods
11. a carriage with two or four wheels, pulled by an animal
12. a group of countries or territories controlled by a single ruler