Vocabulary
Small particles of fertile soil left behind by floods
Silt
The belief in many gods is known as
Polytheism
A civilization that develops in the fertile area surrounding rivers
River Valley Civilization
Which advancement made it possible for people to settle in one place?
Farming
Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics/Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform and farming fall into which GRAPES category?
Advancements
The second half of the stone age is called _______________.
Neolithic Age
What are the names of the first two river valley civilizations we've studied this year?
Mesopotamia and Egypt.
The set of laws developed in Mesopotamia
Hammurabi's Code
Mummification
Taxes fall into which category of GRAPES
Economics
The first form of written communication in the stone ages was _________________.
Cave Art
What two rivers made up the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris and Euphrates
Way of watering crops/controlling the rivers
Irrigation
Agricultural Revolution
Pharaohs are the top of which GRAPES category
Social Structure
Why were people hunters and gatherers during the Stone Ages?
They could not farm/they needed food.
Fan shaped area of fertile marshland where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea
Writing system/Cuneiform/Hieroglyphs