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This innovation created a food surplus.
What is "Agriculture"?
This is the term for "extra food".
What is a food "surplus"?
Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia are both known for these architectural wonders.
What are "pyramids and ziggurats" or "religious temples"?
What is "a river valley"?
This is the term for early hunter and gatherers who still traveled to find food.
What is a "nomad"?
This helpful idea was the first form of written communication.
What is "pictographic" or "hieroglyphics"?
This was a major result/effect of farming during the Neolithic Revolution.
What is "permanent dwellings" or "increased birth rates"?
Ancient India was unique compared to the other civilizations because of this form of Social Hierarchy.
What is "equality" or "no class system"?
The Chinese, Indus, and Mesopotamian River Valley civilizations are all located in this modern day region.
What is "asia"?
This is the term for land that is capable of growing crops.
What is "fertile"?
This innovation rerouted the supply of water to land or crops to help them grow.
What is "irrigation"?
This is the term used to describe the spread of beliefs, ideas, and goods to other civilizations.
What is "Cultural Diffusion"?
Ancient China was located along this river.
What is the "Huang He River"?
What is the "Nile River"?
This was a negative consequence of farming and increased resources after the Neolithic Revolution.
What is "war"?
This innovation allowed early river valley civilizations to transport goods to other groups.
What is the "sailboat"?
The use of this helpful innovation made farming easier and created a steady supply of food and clothing.
What is "animal domestication"?
Name at least 3 of the 7 components of a civilization.
What are "cities, government, job specialization, religion, social hierarchy, writing, and technology"?
Ancient Mesopotamia is located between these two rivers.
What are "Euphrates and Tigris"?
This is the name of the first set of laws created in Mesopotamia.
What is the "Code of Hammurabi"?
This innovation was one of the earliest religious systems of many early civilizations and centered around the belief in many different gods.
What is "polytheistic"?
When groups of nomadic hunters started settling down to farm, this was a primary result to the population.
What is "growth" or "larger communities"?
The interaction of various groups through the exchange of goods is known as...
What is "trade"?
These were the 3 seasons for irrigation in Ancient Egypt.
What are "flooding, growing, and harvesting"?
This is the term to describe the total learned heritage of a group based on common language and beliefs.
What is "culture"?