Unit 3 Lesson 4-6
Cuneiform
characters formed by the arrangement of small wedge-shaped elements and used in
ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian writing.
Hieroglyphics
writing system that uses symbols or pictures to denote objects, concepts, or sounds,
originally and especially in the writing system of ancient Egypt
centralized authority
an organizing structure where the main unit has the power, right, and ability to control
smaller units
Laws
a rule of conduct or action that is binding and enforced by a controlling authority
nomadic
having no fixed home and moving according to the seasons from place to place in
search of food, water, and grazing land
Pastoralism
a way of life where a group of people survives from the secondary products of herds.
People follow patterns of grazing to keep their herds alive.
pastoral nomads
People who depend on domestic livestock, migrate in established territory to find
pasture for their animals.
Cuneiform
characters formed by the arrangement of small wedge-shaped elements and used in
ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian writing.
Hieroglyphics
writing system that uses symbols or pictures to denote objects, concepts, or sounds,
originally and especially in the writing system of ancient Egypt
centralized authority
an organizing structure where the main unit has the power, right, and ability to control
smaller units
Laws
a rule of conduct or action that is binding and enforced by a controlling authority
nomadic
having no fixed home and moving according to the seasons from place to place in
search of food, water, and grazing land
Pastoralism
a way of life where a group of people survives from the secondary products of herds.
People follow patterns of grazing to keep their herds alive.
pastoral nomads
People who depend on domestic livestock, migrate in established territory to find
pasture for their animals.
