| A | B |
| social structure | the way a civilization is organized |
| technology | the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes |
| status | importance |
| chariot | a two-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse |
| scribe | a person who writes |
| ziggurat | an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower |
| arch | an upside-down U- or V-shaped structure that supports weight above it, as in a doorway |
| cuneiform | writing that uses wedge-shaped characters |
| pictograph | a symbol that stands for an object |
| city-state | an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government |