| A | B |
|---|
| neolithic revolution | agricultural development, animals are now domesicated, people can stay in one place |
| Nomads | wandered from place to place, never settling long |
| cultural diffusion | sharing of ideas, from one culture to another |
| polytheistic | belief in more than one God |
| Middle Kingdom | Chinese early civilization; China believed they were the center of the universe, thus isolated themselves from others |
| Cuneiform | writing system for Sumerians |
| dynasty | era where a family ruled in succession |
| Ziggurats | pyramids , Sumerians (1st civilization in Mesopotomia) |
| pharaoh | Egyptian ruler |
| Fertile Crescent | "cradle of Civilization", Mesopotamia |
| Technology | advance in tools, making things "easier" |
| Code of Hammurabi | public written law codes, "Eye for an Eye" |
| stratified | layers or rankings |
| distribution | to give |
| replicas | copies, reproduction |
| hierarchy | ranking, grouping |
| terrain | physical land features |
| engage | to participate in |
| dense | closely packed, think population in NYC |
| civilization | an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached. |
