Unit 3 Vocab 1 & 2

3. of Laws a collection of written laws and rules
4. writing that uses wedge-shaped characters
6. a society marked by developed arts, sciences, government, and social structure
7. an area in southern Mesopotamia where cities first appeared
10. a large territory in which several groups of people are ruled by a single leader or government
11. a symbol that stands for an object
12. a person who writes
13. an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government

1. an early form of writing based on symbols
2. in ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
4. a characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or group of people
5. an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
8. the way a region or country uses resources to produce and sell or trade goods and services to meet people’s needs and wants
9. a means of supplying land with water
12. an ecoregion in Eurasia with dry grasslands and no forest
14. fine particles of rock