| A | B |
|---|
| Bronze | a mixture of copper and tin |
| Pictograph | picture writing |
| Stylus | a sharpened reed used to make markings in clay |
| Cuneiform | wedge-shapped writing |
| Scribe | a person who specialized in writing |
| Advanced | beyond others in development or progress |
| Current | a flowing part of a river or stream |
| Label | to mark an object with a name or symbol that identifies it |
| Mouth | the part of the river that empties into a larger body of water |
| Reed | the hollow stem of a tall grass |
| Swell | to increase in size or volume |
