Ancient Civilization Vocabulary

What is agriculture primarily concerned with?

• Building houses

• Farming, raising crops, and livestock

• Writing books

• Designing clothes

What does the term "economy" refer to?

• The study of stars

• The careful use of money, resources, and means of production

• The art of painting

• The process of cooking

Who is a merchant?

• A person who writes stories

• A person who buys and sells different things for profit

• A person who teaches students

• A person who builds bridges

What is a ritual?

• A type of dance

• A ceremony carried out as part of a religious worship

• A method of cooking

• A style of painting

What is meant by conquest?

• A type of music

• Something that is won, such as land, wars, or treasures

• A form of exercise

• A type of food

What is a shrine?

• A place to buy groceries

• A sacred place or object devoted to a holy person or god

• A type of vehicle

• A kind of plant

Who are considered nobles?

• A group of musicians

• A hereditary class of people that has a special social status

• A team of athletes

• A class of scientists

What does "ethnic" relate to?

• People with a common national or cultural background

• A type of weather

• A style of architecture

• A form of government

What is mummification?

• The process of making bread

• The body is wrapped in cloth after death, and left in cool, dark places

• The act of planting trees

• The method of building houses

What defines a civilization?

• A group of animals living together

• Settled and stable communities in which people live together with an advanced society that has a government, ways of communication, and way of life

• A collection of rocks

• A type of computer program