Paleo or Neo
Rivers and their effects
Let's get civilized
What they
were known
for
Vocabulary
100
People who travel from place to place in search of food
What are nomads.
100
all rivers did this. this could be a good or a bad thing.
What is Flood?
100
This is needed before a civilization can start
What is a surplus of food
100
This is that claim that power is given by god to the rulers.
What is divine right?
100
a ruling family in power for a long period of time.
What is a dynasty?
200
this was the act of taking animals into captivity for breeding.
What is domestication of animals?
200
this refers to the land that is in the middle of the Tigris and Euphrates River.
What is Mesopotamia?
200
These are centers for trade in a civilization and usually are well-planned and have high walls for protection
What are cities?
200
This civilization valued the group over the individual, valued family above all else, and believed in the Mandate of Heaven.
What is Ancient China
200
The first writing system in Mesopotamia
What is cuneiform
300
this was the way nomads got their food during the Paleolithic Era.
What is hunting and gathering?
300
This is the longest river on earth and where the Ancient Egyptian civilization was located.
What is the Nile?
300
The ancient Sumerians modified their environment to increase food production by building these
What is digging irrigation canals?
300
they claimed to be gods on earth and ruled over everyone.
What is A Pharaoh?
300
dry or wet seasonal winds.
What is a monsoon?
400
A person who gets most of their food from planting crops.
What is a farmer?
400
This river contains Loess and is called China’s Sorrow because it floods and can kill people and destroy property
What is the Yellow River?
400
This feature of civilization describes the way a civilization keeps accurate records.
What is a writing system
400
was a major contribution to the development of civilization because it recorded existing laws for all to see and created a stable society
What is The code of Hammurabi
400
This is the belief in several gods.
What is polytheism?
500
The establishment of villages and the rise of governments is a result from
What is the Neolithic Revolution
500
The early civilizations of the Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, and the Yellow River Valley were similar because they all provided
What is fertile land
500
Since not everyone is need to grow food. This feature of civilization describes how civilizations divide up their workforce.
What is job specialization
500
These ancient people had planned out cities, working plumbing and sewers.
What is the People of the Indus Valley?
500
This is the sharing of ideas and happens when groups come into frequent contact with other groups
What is Cultural Diffusion ?
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