| A | B |
|---|
| Ancient Egypt | 3100 BCE - it developed along the banks of the Nile River |
| Mesopotamia | 1750 BCE - it developed along the Tigris/Euphrates - Code of Hammurabi developed from it |
| Sumeria | 3000 BCE - it developed along the Tigris/Euphrates - cuneiform (writing system) came from it |
| Harappa | 2500 BCE - developed along the Indus - planned cities, indoor plumbing |
| Huang He | 1st Chinese civilization developed along it |
| society | a group of people having something in common, money, religion |
| Mandate of Heaven | in China/Confucius, the power to rule comes from God, ruler sets the example |
| divine right | power to rule comes from God - Europe |
| civilization | Ancient Egypt; government, laws, trade, education |
| Agricultural Revolution | Neolithic Era [8000 BCE] people settled down & farmed |
| Neolithic Era | 8000 BCE -> 4000 BCE - 1st farming revolution |
| Paleolithic Era | 2 million years ago - cave man |
| Code of Hammurabi | 1st set of written laws - 1750 BCE |
| 10 Commandments | 2nd set of written laws - BASIS of our VALUES/LAWS |
| subsistence economy | you make or grow just enough to survive on |
| traditional | things are they way they've always been - SLOW change - women have few rights |
| social mobility | able to move up the social class ladder - from poor to middle to upper class |
| Hebrews | ancient Jews |
| Phoenicians | sea traders |
| Hittites | from Mesopotamia - they conquered Ancient Egypt |
| pyramids | built as burial tombs for Egyptian pharoahs (rulers) |
| pharoahs | rulers of Ancient Egypt |
| hieroglyphics | ancient Egyptian writing |
| cuneiform | one of 1st forms of writing by Sumerians |
| Confucius | Chinese philosopher |
| artifact | a piece of the distant past, a pot, and eating utensil, a weapon: a knife, spear |
| archaeologist | someone who studies buildings, caves, hunting tools of ancient man, caveman or Ancient Egyptians |
| fertile soil | dirt which is good for growing crops |
