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 |