| A | B |
| Mesopotamia | Tigris & Euphrates Rivers |
| Mesopotamian Writing | Cuneiform |
| More than one god | Polytheistic |
| Egypt | Nile River |
| Egyptian Writing | Hieroglyphics |
| Egyptian Leader | Pharaoh |
| Indus Valley | Indus River |
| Aryan Religious spells & hymns | Vedas |
| Aryan Religion | Hinduism |
| Aryan Leader | Raja |
| Israelite History | Hebrew Bible |
| One God | Monotheistic |
| Phoenician / influenced literature | Alphabet |
| To supply land or crops with water by artificial means | Irrigate |
| Extra | Surplus |
| Ancient Mesopotamian temple | Ziggurat |
| Ruler of Kush | Sargon |
| Leader of the Hebrews | Abraham |
| First written code of law | Code of Hammurabi |
| A ruler with political & religious power | Theocrat |
| A group of government officials | Bureaucracy |
| Egyptian reed used to make paper | Papyrus |
| Used to record information on papyrus scrolls | Hieratic script |
| Seasonal winds that included harsh weather and flooding | Monsoons |
| A new settlement started by an established one | Colony |
| Introduced by Phoenicians to improve international trade | Currency |
| Something that you must or must not do | Command |
| Fertilizer | Silt |
| Person that did all the writing | Scribe |
| Trade items | Barter |
| Rebuilt Babylon | Nebuchadnezzar |
| Egyptian tomb | Pyramid |
| Economy run by government | Command Economy |
| Economy based on customs | Traditional Economy |
| Hebrew laws | Ten Commandments |