Civilization Basics
This is a human society with complex government, economy, and culture.
What is a civilization
The practice of growing crops and raising animals
What is agriculture
Belief in many gods or goddesses.
What is polytheism
This system ranks people by status and rights.
What is social hierarchy
Writing system used by the Sumerians
What is cuneiform
An example of an early civilization located in Mesopotamia.
What is Babylon
The process of bringing water to crops from rivers.
What is irrigation
Hinduism is an example of this type of religion.
What is polytheism
What is social hierarchy
What is the artisan/merchant class
Egyptian picture-writing
What are hieroglyphs
This ancient city in China was part of the Shang civilization.
What is Shang China
Wheat, barley, and corn are examples of these.
What are crops?
The belief in only one god.
What is monotheism
What is the artisan/merchant class
What is social mobility
The process of working with iron and bronze.
What is metalworking
Civilization depends on this organized system of rules and leadership.
What is government
Digging canals to control flooding is a method of this.
What is irrigation
Judaism is an example of this type of religion.
What is monotheism
Marrying up" is an example of this concept
What is social mobility
A written list of laws and punishments.
What is a law code or legal code
This South Asian city was one of the first urban centers in the Indus Valley.
What is Mohenjo Daro
Taming animals for human use is called this.
What is domestication
Animism and ancestral religions believe in this kind of divine presence.
What are spirits in nature or multiple gods
This warrior class often held power just below kings.
What is the warrior class
Hammurabi is best known for creating this
What is Hammurabi’s Code