Stone age
Technology that had the biggest impact on civilization
what is fire
A system of writing that uses symbols
what is Cuneiform
Spreading of cultural traits
what is Cultural Diffusion
A main river and all of the other rivers and streams drain into it
what is River System
Belief in only 1 god
what is monotheism
early humans that lived by hunting small animals and gathering plants
what is hunter-gathers
Trading system in which people exchange goods without using money
what is Barter
Skilled workers who work handicraft
what is Artisans
A large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent
what is a Subcontinent
belief in more than 1 god
what is polytheism
study of how human beings behaved
what is Anthropology
Independent state that includes a city
what is a City-state
A king of Egypt
what is a Pharaoh
Seasonal winds
what is Monsoons
First five books of the Hebrew Bible
What is Torah
People that study human life from the past, by examining the things they left behind
what is Archaeologists
Region of the Middle east that stretches in a large curve
What is The Fertile Crescent
A ruling family
what is a Dynasty
A special building used to hold grain
what is a Granary
Laws that told the Israelites how to behave toward god
What is The Ten Commandments
objects made by humans from the past
what are Artifacts
A wide flat plain in present day Iraq
what is Mesopotamia
A system of offices and officials
what is Bureaucracy
Religion of the Vedic age
what is Brahmanism
A person believed to be chosen by god
what is a Prophet