quiz 2
your perspective
point of view
being unequal
inequality
a ranking of people into higher or lower positions of respect
social classes
qualities
characteristic
A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes
civilization
A particular preference or point of view
bias
Limited resources
scarcity
Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
culture
"land between the rivers"
Mesopotamia
A way of supplying water to an area of land
irrigation
an event that causes an important change
turning point
working together for the good of all
cooperation
Able to produce good crops
furtile
a period of human culture between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze
Bronze Age
Ancient civilization located primarily along the Nile River.
Ancient Egypt
The setting -Who, what, where that lead to the event and why that is important
historical context
a new way of doing something
innovation
The deliberate effort to modify a portion of Earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain.
agriculture
A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
Fertile Crescent
Earliest known Chinese civilization. Rose in the Yellow River Valley, lasted from 1600 - 1100 BCE. Devised a decimal system, highly accurate calendar, and was powerful, yet isolated, believing themselves to be the center of the world.
Shang China
What happened before the fight that helps explain why it happened
Lunch Room Fight- Context
being connected with each other through communication, technology, trade
Interconnectedness
a type of civilization that developed near or around a major river and considered the earliest known large human civilizations
river valley
One of first true cities in history, created in the Neolithic Era in 6500 to 5500 BC, from which were created agriculture, trading, temples, housing, and religions
Catal Huyuk
an ancient civilization thriving along the Indus River in what is now Pakistan and western India. This civilization is also sometimes referred to as the Harappan or Harappa-Mohenjodaro Civilization of the Indus Valley, in reference to the excavated cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro
Indus River Valley Civilization