lifestyles
plants and cultivates crops to build a food surplus
agriculturalist
people developing different skills and learning new things
specialization
emerges as a more durable and effective material
bronze
the Egyptian system of writing
hieroglyphics
every early civilization shares this geographic feature
river/ source of water
constantly pursues food sources
hunter-gatherer
a civilization's physical layout and components
infrastructure
the first set of written laws
Hammurabi's code
a collection of clay sculptures found in China
Terracotta army
2 requirements to be considered a civilization
large population/ stationary
follows grazing patterns of their livestock
pastoralist
division of society into classes based on specialization
hierarchy
physical evidence that helps to construct historical narratives
artifacts
temples constructed to house the gods in Mesopotamia
ziggurat
civilization that created a written legal system
Mesopotamia
frequent movement and relocation
nomadic
climate change and shortages of resources cause this
migration
utilizing nearby bodies of water to cultivate crops
irrigation
seals
civilization that was geographically isolated
China
staying in one location long-term
sedentary
connects people and grows economies
trade
understood by the mummification process
anatomy/ medicine
most early civilizations adopted this type of religion
polytheism
civilization that created a central drainage system
Indus Valley
reproducing plants & animals intentionally to acquire certain traits
domestication
people having shared roles and viewing each other equally
egalitarianism
a written record of events
history
recognition and celebration of past events
tradition
Egypt