Early Humans
Another word for 'agriculture'
Judaism, which would later lead to Christianity and Islam, is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. How many gods do followers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam believe in?
One
Famous structures built as tombs for Egyptian royalty
Pyramids
Mesopotamian invention that made carts, cars, wheelbarrows, chariots, and more possible.
Wheel
Sparta
Where most early civilizations settled and created cities.
Rivers
The belief in more than one god.
Polytheism
The river Egypt developed around.
Nile River
Mesopotamian invention that made travel by boat easier and faster.
Sail
Greek city-state known for its love of education and civic participation, with few rights for women. The birthplace of democracy.
Athens
Having more of something than you need - this led to population growth in early civilizations
Surplus
The religion that came out of Judaism and said Jesus was the son of God and the savior of mankind. Was outlawed in Rome until Emperor Constantine converted, then became the official religion of Rome.
Christianity
The most famous written language of Egypt, used for record-keeping.
Hieroglyphics
Mesopotamian invention that breaks up the soil, making planting seeds easier. Originally made of iron.
Plow
What all male citizens in Athens could do - and what all adult citizens in the United States can do - to decide who is in charge of making decisions in the country.
Vote
To make useful to humans - both plants and animals
Domesticate
Buddhism
What Egyptians did to their rulers to preserve the body, so that their rulers could live again in the after life.
Mummification
Irrigation
The idea that all people should be treated equally by the law, no matter who we are.
Rule of Law
The name given to the time period when people settled down and started farming and domesticating animals, had job specialization, and made cities.
Agricultural Revolution
A religion that began in India. Polytheistic. Believes in karma and doing one's dharma. Believers want to reach moksha - stop reincarnating and be released from suffering.
Hinduism
The process of preparing a body for burial so that it does not rot. Part of mummification.
Embalming
The first written set of laws, created by a Mesopotamian king and named after him. Ex. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Hammurabi's Code
Ancient Athens wrote down how the government should run in a document. We in America also have a version of this document. It describes who is in the government and the rules the government must follow.
Constitution