S.S. Vocabulary Unit 2 4th grade

5. a person whose job is copying written information.
7. a series of rulers who are all from the same family.
8. a group of countries or territories controlled by a single leader.
10. payment of money or goods to a ruler from conquered people.
14. an ancient form of writing that used symbols carved into wet clay tablets.
15. a self-governing city that controls the land around it.

1. the religious belief in many gods.
2. the system of how people interact and live together in a community.
3. a tall, thin grass used to draw on clay tablets.
4. small particles of rock, minerals, and soil carried in water.
6. a carriage with two or four wheels, pulled by horses or other animals.
9. a Mesopotamian temple with a pyramid shape and staircases on the outside walls.
11. able to support the growth of many plants; capable of producing new life.
12. a wall or barrier built to prevent flooding.
13. a long, complex tale that tells the stories of a hero’s adventures.