| A | B |
|---|
| Civilization | Society includes division of labor |
| Evidence of advanced civilization | System of writing,cities, technology |
| Rivers | Location of early civilizations |
| Rivers of Mesopotamia & Egypt | Tigris,Euphrates,Nile |
| Fertile soil | Land rich with nutrients |
| Irrigation system | Canals take overflow water to farmland |
| City-state | Both city and nation surrounded by farms |
| Theocracy | Religious ruler with absolute power |
| Sumer | Earliest civilization with writing |
| Hammurabi | Greatest king of Babylon |
| Hammurabi code | Earliest written laws w/penalties |
| Babylonians | Invented 12 month calendar, time units, geometry |
| Phoenicians | Sea traders, created alphabet |
| Cuneiform | Writings on clay tablets |
| Polytheistic | Worship many gods |
