| A | B |
| globalization | a result of an increased use of technology |
| paleolithic | nomadic |
| neolithic | domestication of plants and animals |
| characteristics of a civilization | writing, monumental architecture |
| gift of the Nile | alluvial soil |
| Islam | 5 pillars of faith |
| Judaism | Torrah |
| Buddhism | Eight Fold Path |
| Ur | city in ancient Sumer |
| Mesopotamia | land between two rivers |
| Al-Qaeda | islamic terrorist group |
| Phoenicians | ancient traders |
| ziggurat | step-shaped pyramid |
| polytheistic | many gods |
| monotheistic | one god |
| Tigris and Euphrates | rivers of ancient Sumerians |
| decentralized | city-states in Sumer |
| Pharaoh | later burried in Valley of the Kings |
| Prehistory | before writing |
| Economics | how a country uses its resources |