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| Mild climate, fertile soil, natural waterways | What advantages did river valley civilizations have? |
| Ancient China | Which civilization developed along the Huang He and Yangzi rivers? |
| Ancient Mesopotamia | Which civilization developed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in present-day Iraq? |
| Ancient India | Which civilization developed in the area of present-day Pakistan along the Indus River? |
| Social rank = power and wealth of job | How did specializtion lead to social classess? |
| Irrigation and flood control | What basic technology did river valley civilizations have to develop? |
| Cradles of Civilization | Because of their contributions what are the ancient river valley civilizations known as? |
| Hereditary rulers and a rigid class structure | What type of social structure did ancient river valley civilizations develop? |
| Religious authority | What did the rulers of early centralized governments claim as the basis of their power? |
| Pictograms | What is the term for the earliest written symbols? |
| Artisan | What is the term for a person skilled in a specific craft? |
| Cultural diffusion | What is the term for the spread of ideas, technologies, and customs? |
| City-state | What is the term for city and its surrounding land and villages? |
| Empire | What is the term for a group of states controlled by one ruler? |
| Bureaucracy | What is the term for the government agencies and positions in a political system? |
| Dynastic cycle | What is the term for the rise and fall of ruling families? |
| Writing and reading | What were scribes taught? |
| Egypt | Which civilization developed along the Nile River? |
