Vocabulary terms related to the geography of river valley civilizations.
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| The business of farming. | Agriculture
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| The study of human culture, past and present. | Anthropology
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| A region in extending from Iraq and Syria which included the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Greek for "between the rivers". | Mesopotamia
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| Way of life for a large group of people, such as a cities or a nation, which includes: government, religion, art & architecture, technology, system of writing, social structure, and stable food supply. | Civilization
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| The system in which a culture is organized, controlled, and regulated. | Government
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| A man-made system to supply water to crops and farm fields. | Irrigation
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| Artificial waterway to allow the passage of boats or irrigation. | Canals
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| System of writing used by the Mesopotamians. | Cuneiform
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| One of the first organized system of laws created in Mesopotamia by a Babylonian king. | Hammurabi's Code
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| The people of Sumer, in Mesopotamia. | Sumerians
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| One of the characteristics of a highly civilized society this is the use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes. The Sumerian's most important invention was the wheel. | Technology
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| Human creations intended to express beauty and convey messages. It is one of the characteristics of a highly civilized society. | Art
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| A means of keeping records or communicating. | System of Writing
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| Farming resulting in surplus production. | Stable Food Supply
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| People organizing into different groups, such as a families or clans, or ranks, such as classes. Typically based on wealth, ancestry, or job. | Social Structure
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| A system of beliefs. | Religion
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| Nile River Valley | River Valley in Ancient Egypt
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| Tigris-Euphrates River Valley | River Valley in Mesopotamia
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| A government that is lead by a religious leader. | Theocracy
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| The leader of ancient Egypt that was viewed as both a king and a god. | Pharaoh
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| System of writing in ancient Egypt. | Hieroglyphics
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