Unit 2 Flashcards
a city that with its surrounding lands forms an independent state; earliest forms of nations
City-state
a society with cities, job specialization, social classes, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology
Civilization
an area under the control of an outside government; established for access to raw materials and natural resources
Colonies
an agreement or contract
Covenant
the spread or scattering of a group of people; dispersion
Diaspora
leadership passed down through inheritance, from parent to child
Hereditary Rule
moving water from its source to an area of need; used to water crops
Irrigation
ruler of a sovereign state; King or Queen
Monarch
belief in one God
Monotheism
god-kings of Egypt
Pharaoh
belief in many gods
Polytheism
a lever and pulley irrigational system used by the Egyptians to pull water from the Nile River
Shaduf
specific tasks which require a certain level of training or skill
Specialized labor
extra; more than needed
Surplus
a government system in which the ruler is both the civic leader and the religious leader
Theocracy
exchange of goods and services; early form of economic system
Trade
tiered-rectangular temple found in ancient Sumeria; used for worship of the gods and as a trade center
Ziggurat Temple
River valley civilization (RCV) began when?
3,000-500 BCE
The Mesopotamia invented what?
Wheel, plow, sail
What was Phoenicia greatest colony?
Carthage
Every year the Nile river flooded mud clockwise leaving a deposits of rich _____ on the ground that is great for farming.
Silt
