Geographical Features
A body of water that flows into a larger body of water
Positive AND negative of living near this feature
river
the act of exchanging something for something else
trade
Belief in more than one god
polytheism
belief in one god
monotheism
wrote the first known written law code (give the name AND civilization)
Hammurabi, Babylon/Mesopotamia
A large body of saltwater that covers nearly ¾ of the Earth’s surface
Positive AND negative of living near this feature
ocean
Being connected to something/other people
interconnected
Series of rulers from the same family
dynasty
The act of supply water to land or crops
irrigation
Led the Exodus from Egypt, freeing Hebrews from enslavement
Moses
Dry area of land with little rain or vegetation
Positive AND negative of living near this feature
desert
the exchange and spread of goods and ideas through contact between people from different cultures
cultural diffusion
irrigation tool used in Ancient Egypt
shaduf
the first known writing system; found in Mesopotamia
cuneiform
name for a leader in Ancient Egypt
pharoah
Large landform that stretches above surrounding land
Positive AND negative of living near this feature
mountain
holy book in Judaism
Torah
Stepped tower and place of worship in Mesopotamia; also functioned as city hall
ziggurat
the set of moral "laws" a Jewish person should follow
Ten Commandments
Founder of Judaism
Abraham
large body of saltwater that is surrounded in whole/partly by land
Positive AND negative of living near this feature
sea
technique of creating flat farmland on a hill by digging into the slope, leveling off a horizontal area, and using the soil that was dug out to support the field by building a wall above it
terrace farming
differentiates Classical Civs from Early River Civs (two things!)
larger land empires, interconnected thru trade
Name the 8 features of civilizations
art/architecture
cities
government
job specialization
religion
social hierarchy
technology
writing/language
another name for Ancient Israel
Canaan