Matching Pairs Civilization Terms (Matching)Online version Contains terms students need to understand civilization. by Angelia Cline 1 Hieroglyphs 2 Pyramids 3 Ziggurats 4 Cuneiform 5 Writing 6 Monotheism 7 Agriculture 8 Cities and Government 9 Nomads 10 Scribes 11 Hunter-gatherers 12 Polytheism 13 Religion 14 City-States 15 Social Classes the religious belief in, and worship of, one god A city that has its own independent government, as well as control of surrounding land the site of the temple to the main god or goddess; not only a religious center, but also a center of political activities arose from questions early humans had about the world and consists of rituals for birth, death, and warfare; one of the four features of civilization the religious belief in, and worship of, many gods developed out of the need for record-keeping for trading and planting; one of the four features of civilization early cities formed in river valleys with governments created to resolve conflicts over land, water, and trade; one of the four features of civilization A person specially trained to read, write, and keep records Name for early humans who lived in small tribes and spent the majority of their time hunting for food to eat a form of writing that uses wedges and lines; created by the Mesopotamians another word for farming and the foundation of civilization; led to the settling of river valleys where civilization began divisions in society based on wealth and power; arose from the division of labor created by farming which allowed people to do different jobs a royal tomb built for kings during Egypt’s Old Kingdom; very large and triangular shape people who stay on the move looking for food, without a permanent home a system of picture-like writing created by the ancient Egyptians; some pictures stand for ideas or things and other pictures stand for sounds
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