Government
Earliest and smallest type of stable government
city-state
Area of land surrounded on 3 sides by water
peninsula
People who move from place to place in search of food
hunter-gatherers
The world’s first true empire, formed between two rivers
Mesopotamia
Teaches the 4 Noble Truths and the 8-Fold Path
Buddhism
A series of rulers from the same family
dynasty
The most important geographic feature to the earliest civilizations in the world
rivers
People who are bought and sold as property
slaves
The empire known for its desert region and gently flooding Nile River
Egypt
Indian religion based on the Ancient Sanskrit Vedas
Hinduism
Athenians created this by ruling themselves through voting
democracy
The main landform of Ancient Egypt surrounding the Nile River
desert
People who perform rituals to please the gods
priests
The empire known for its Hindu and Buddhist religions
India
Spread because of the Resurrection of its founder
Christianity
When there is only ONE ruler in power, regardless of what he is called
monarchy
The sea that Rome and Carthage fought over
Mediterranean Sea
People who have the rights to participate in democratic governments
citizens
The empire known for its fair treatment of conquered people (except for Greece)
Persia
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
Torah
The empire with a government most like the USA
Rome
The landforms that kept China isolated from the rest of the ancient world
mountains and deserts
The development that allowed people to settle down
agriculture or faming
The largest empire in ancient world history
Rome
Worshiping many gods
polytheism