Early Humans
This word describes people who move from place to place instead of settling permanently in one location.
Nomadic
This region of Southwest Asia was known for its rich soil and important early civilizations.
The Fertile Crescent
This belief system involves worshiping many gods and goddesses.
Polytheism
An Egyptian ruler that had great political power
Pharaoh
This ancient Egyptian writing material was made from a plant that grew along the Nile River
Papyrus
This group of people survived by hunting wild animals and scavenging for wild plants, nuts, and berries.
Hunter-Gatherers
This system brings water from rivers or other sources to crops in fields.
Irrigation
This belief system involves worshiping only one god.
Monotheism
This is the system in which people are ranked into levels based on wealth, status, or power
Social Hierarchy
This Babylonian ruler is famous for a written collection of laws bearing his name
Hammurabi
This was another name for the Old Stone Age, when humans relied on stone tools and hunting and gathering.
Paleolithic Era
This writing system used wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay tablets in Mesopotamia.
Cuneiform
This Ancient civilization built pyramids dedicated to gods such as Ra and Osiris.
Egypt
This type of government system uses officials and departments to manage a large state or empire
Bureaucracy
This famous collection of laws established rules and punishments in ancient Babylon.
Code of Hammurabi
This process of raising and breeding animals and growing plants for human use helped people settle in communities.
Domestication
This structure in Mesopotamian cities was a large stepped temple dedicated to a god.
Ziggurat
This belief helped rulers claim that their authority came from the gods.
Divine Right/Rule
This system of collecting money or goods from people helped governments pay for projects and services.
Taxation
This ancient Egyptian practice involved preserving a dead person's body for the afterlife.
Mummification
This major event led to the development of permanent settlements and larger communities.
Neolithic Revolution
The invention of this helped Mesopotamians keep records of trade, laws, and government activities.
Cuneiform
This is an Ancient Chinese doctrine used to justify the rule of emperors. If a ruler became corrupt, cruel, or incompetent, it was believed that people had the moral right to rebel and overthrow the goverment.
Mandate of Heaven
This describes a society in which men generally held most of the power in families and government.
Patriarchy
This ancient Mesopotamian invention was used to transport people and goods and helped improve trade.
the Wheel