Vocabulary
a society, or group of people, with similar religious
beliefs, customs,language, and form of government
civilization
formed when people created settlements
and developed connections with other settlements.
civilizations
The first civilizations all grew near large
rivers
What did communities need to face more complex challenges?
organized leadership
What was early peoples religious practice?
polytheism
the style and construction of a building
architecture
The first civilization that emerged around 3000 BCE
Mesopotamia
Rivers filled with what in the spring?
melted snow
Different city-states fought for control over what in different areas
Rivers
Who were believed to work closely with
the gods and be their messengers here on Earth.
Priests
the breakdown of work into specific tasks performed by different people; often considered a way to make workers more efficient
division of labor
The earliest civilizations also had what kind of distinct styles
artistic
The first civilizations in Mesopotamia were near what rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
Who became to play a central role in this structure?
Reliegious leaders or priests
Priests filled the first governing roles, often working as __________when conflicts arose.
mediators
a channel dug by people; used by boats or for irrigation
canal
What two ancient cities existed around 5000 years ago in Mesopotamia?
Uruk and Mari
What is an important part of a civilizations infrastructure?
Irrigation
What was one of the biggest conflicts faced by Mesopotamian city-states in 2500 BCE?
Irrigation Systems
Priests enlisted the help of ________ who knew how to organize a large group project.
laborers
Civilizations have a form of shared communication. While not every early civilization had a form of writing, they each had a
shared language
What provided greater stability for civilizations?
food surpluses and permanent settlements
When the settlements grew into larger city-states, each of them were governed by
a king