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Ancient River Valley
Term | Definition |
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Govts. & Religions | Monarchy Empires Dynasties Polytheism |
Monotheism | Judaism |
Characteristics of Civilization | Division of Labor Advanced Technology Calender Written Language (Last Aspect to develop) |
Complex Social Institutions | Ex. Govt., Religion |
Use of new metals | Bronze & Iron |
Increased Agricultural Production | Use of Irrigation Systems & Plows |
Economic Patterns | Trade begins |
World's 1st Cities Develop | Sumer |
Use of Slaves | For Labor |
Written Language | Pictograms |
Cuneiform | Sumer |
Hieroglyphics | Egypt |
Alphabet | Phoenicia |
The epic of Gilgamesh | World's 1st Epic |
Hammurabi's Law Code | Unified Babylonian Society Harsh Laws Strict class distinctions |
Mesopotamia | Tigris & Euphrates |
Egypt | Nile |
Indus River Valley | Indus |
China | Huang He |