is an order of social classes with producers at the bottom and kings or leaders at the top.
social hierarchy
100
was the writing system of Egyptians.
hieroglyphics
100
What are the three important factors for the development of early civilizations?
latitude/climate; large seeded grasses; domestication
100
Many civilizations did this within and outside their borders.
TRADE
100
Used to store food items and also carry water
Pottery
200
is the theory that some regions developed more rapidly and were able to expand and conquer much of the world because of the natural resources available to them, along with their climate and geography.
geographic luck
200
are areas of the world that had lots of movement among the people who lived there.
world zones
200
Name three different animals used by pastoral nomads and their purposes
varies
200
Having a city that was in charge of the rest of the civilization. This city may have had a king or pharaoh to lead it.
Government/State
200
allowed more land to be plowed in a shorter amount of time.
plow
300
was the writing system of Mesopotamia/Sumer.
Cuneiform
300
was a person who was able to read and write, allowing for the creation of records and messages.
scribe
300
What are the 4 world zones? What are the 4 River Valley Civilizations?
Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Afroeurasia, and The Americas; The Nile, The Yellow River, Indus, Euphrates/Tigris
300
When not all people had to focus on farming and could focus on other full time jobs in the civilization
Specialization
300
a system that allowed people to water their fields easier
irrigation
400
occurs in a civilization when people adopt different jobs like artisan or priest that don’t involve growing or gathering food.
specialization
400
is the use and knowledge of tools, crafts, or technical systems to solve problems.
technology
400
What is intensification?
Where more people and more resources led to more problems and more solutions.
400
An order of class. Working people were typically at the bottom of this and elites at the top.
Social Hierarchy
400
allowed for creativity and cultural expression in clothing
textiles
500
is the process of different cultures adopting ideas and technology from other cultures over time.
Cultural Difusion
500
were people who depended on domestic livestock and migrated to territories to find pasture for their animals.
Pastoral Nomads
500
What is the importance of writing in early civilizations?
It was important to record laws and keep track of resources.
500
Civilizations developed these to solve problems that occurred and to make life easier
technologies
500
allowed for bronze to be produced and to create stronger more reliable tools and weapons