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