Puls Ch. 2 Meso Vocab

A society that has cities, a central government run by official leaders, and workers who specialize in various jobs

• Civilization
• Surplus
• Artisan
• Social Class
• Scribe

A worker who is skilled in crafting items by hand

• Artisan
• Civilization
• Social Class
• Scribe
• City-state

A professional writer

• Scribe
• Social Class
• City-state
• Polytheism
• Empire

A city that is also a separate, independent state

• City-state
• Civilization
• Artisan
• Social Class
• Scribe

A belief in more than one god

• Polytheism
• Civilization
• Artisan
• Social Class
• Scribe

Many territories and peoples that is controlled by one government

• Empire
• Oral Tradition
• Nomad
• Civilization
• Surplus

A market that sells different types of goods

• Bazaar
• Oral Tradition
• Nomad
• Civilization
• Surplus

A group of travelers journeying together

• Caravan
• Oral Tradition
• Nomad
• Civilization
• Surplus

An organized list of laws and rules

• Code
• Oral Tradition
• Nomad
• Civilization
• Surplus

An alphabet made up of lines and wedges, used in Mesopotamia

• Cuneiform
• Oral Tradition
• Nomad
• Civilization
• Surplus