Key Vocabulary
This is a city and its surrounding land that functions as an independent nation.
City-State
Bringing water to crop fields by means of canals and ditches is known as this.
Irrigation
A government in which the ruler is viewed as a divine figure.
Theocracy
A skilled worker, such as a weaver or potter, who makes goods by hand.
Artisan
People needed this type of settlement they could turn into a civilization.
Permanent
The taming of animals for human use is called this.
Domestication
Mountains, deserts, oceans, forests, or rivers are examples of these that protect civilizations.
Natural Barriers
A series of rulers from a single family.
Dynasty
People who moved from place to place during the Paleolithic Era.
Nomadic
One characteristic of a civilization is having centers for trade and culture, also known as these.
Advanced Cities
A political unit in which a number of peoples or countries are controlled by a single ruler.
Empire
Civilizations appeared near these to aid in this.
Rivers; Farming
This Babylonian king created a set of 282 laws known as one of the first written legal codes.
Hammurabi
During the Paleolithic Era, people were nomadic these and these.
Hunter Gatherers
Organized systems like government, religion, and education are examples of these.
Complex Institutions
A belief in many gods.
Polytheism
These ditches in Egypt were needed to get water to the desert.
Irrigation
Hammurabi’s Code is known for this type of justice.
"An eye for an eye"
The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.
Cultural Diffusion
Cuneiform, hieroglyphics, and Chinese characters are examples of this.
Record Keeping/Writing
The development of skills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or record keeping.
Specialization
This river valley civilization’s disappearance is still a mystery to historians.
Indus River Valley
In a theocracy, the king is also seen as this.
A divine figure/god
These animals gave people a constant supply of meat.
Domesticated Animals
One of the five characteristics of a civilization is this — new tools and methods to solve problems.
Advanced Technology