Ch. 2 Vocabulary Quiz

1. an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of government, social structure, religion, technology, and agricultural practices have been reached.

• civilization

• tribe

• village

• community

2. a cultural region centered around southern Mexico in which a number of early American civilizations developed.

• Mesoamerica

• Andean Region

• Amazon Basin

• Great Plains

the belief in or worship of more than one god

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

• atheistic

• agnostic

4. a self-governing region consisting of a city and its surrounding territory.

• city-state

• province

• county

• district

5. a group of countries or regions controlled by one ruler.

• empire

• federation

• confederation

• alliance

6. to preserve a body by embalming it and wrapping it in cloth.

• mummify

• petrify

• calcify

• fossilize

7. a flat, level area carved into a slope.

• terrace

• valley

• plateau

• hill

8. a human-made channel across land that moves water from its source to where it's needed for growing crops.

• irrigation canal

• drainage ditch

• sewage pipe

• stormwater channel

9. a vehicle consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by people or animals.

• litter

• carriage

• chariot

• sleigh

10. a channel or canal made for moving water across land.

• aqueduct

• pipeline

• reservoir

• dam