| A | B |
|---|
| prehistory | period of time befre the invention of writing |
| neolithic | new stone age |
| paleolithic | old stone age |
| neolithic agricultural revolution | discovery of farming |
| river valleys | these are called the cradles of civilizations |
| polytheistic | belief in many gods |
| monotheistic | belief in one god |
| nile river | most important feature to ancient Egypt |
| mesopotamia | land between the rivers |
| mummification | preservation of the dead |
| Stonehenge | Neolithic site, maybe a calendar or temple |
| rich soil and protection from invasion | river valleys provided these two advantages |
| environment | this is the most important thing to hunter gatherer societies |
| Kush/Nubia | southern neighbor to Egypt |
| fertile crescent | arc of land that streches from the Med. Sea to the Persian Gulf |
| surplus | extra amounts |
| cuneiform | wedge shaped writing |
| hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
| ziggurat | pyramid shaped temple built to the gods |
| city-state | city and its surrounding area |
