river valley cizilazation Flashcards
Cataract
A waterfall or groups of rocks that slow down the flow of water
Agriculture
Farming
Code of Hammurabi
Comprehensive set laws,considered by many scholars to be the oldest laws established; developed by Hammurabi , king of Babylon
Cuneiform
A system if writing that is used wedged shaped symbols to represent sounds,ideas and objects;developed by ancient Sumerians
Delta
Flat, fan shaped area of fertile land made of silt at the mouth of the river
Ecomony
The way people manage money/resources for production of goods/services
Empire
Group of lands and people ruled by one government
Expedition
A trip for a specific resin taken by one person or a group
Fertile
Area in which crops r able to grow,rich in nutrients
Fertile Crescent
An ancient area of fertile land and rivers that extended in arc shape bettween the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Hierogolgical
Ancient Egyptian picture/symbol writing
Irrigation
Watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes
Mesopotamia
Land bettween the twin rivers-Tigris and Euphrates
Monotheism
Belief in one god
Natural resources
Found in nature-useful to humans (ex: a mineral,forest)
Papyrus
A reed plant that grows along the Nile river
Pharaoh
Ancient Egyptian king-leader
Polytheism
Belief in many gods
Pyrimad
Burial tomb for an ancient Egyptian queen or king
River valley
Fertile area along the sides of a river
Scribe
One who was able to read and write
Slit
A mix of tiny bits of soil and rock carried and deposited by a river
Social mobility
The movement/shifting of membership bettween/ within social classes by individuals/groups
Social pyrimad
a diagram used to show the levels of society or social hierarchy in ancient Egypt
Specialization
Training to do particular kind of work
Surplus
More than what is needed-extra
Trade
An exchange of goods
