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First Humans I

Early River Valley Civilizations

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A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another. Nomad
A person who settles into a location permanently. Settler
The period of time during which the introduction of agriculture led people to transition from nomadic to a settled lifestyle. Neolithic Revolution
The taming of animals for human use, such as work or as food. Domestication
Name given to crescent-shaped area of fertile land stretching from the lower Nile valley, along the east Mediterranean coast, and into Syria and present-day Iraq where agriculture and early civilization first began about 8000 B.C. Fertile Crescent
First river valley civilization located between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers in present day Iraq. Mesopotamia
The first set of laws drawn up by Babylonian King Hammurabi dating to the 18th century BC, the earliest legal code known for uniting the Babylonian society. Code of Hammurabi
Sumerian writing made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into clay tablets. Cuneiform
Ancient Egyptian kings. Pharaoh
A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying; practiced by the Egyptians who preserved the bodies in tombs so they could get the best of their afterlife. Mummification
A series of rulers from the same family. Dynasty
Sailing and trading people who had many colonies on the Mediterranean coast. Phoenicians
The belief in one god. Monotheistic
The belief in more than one god. Polytheistic
A warrior group who ruthlessly conquered neighboring countries; their empire stretched from east to north of the Tigris River all the way to central Egypt; used ladders, weapons like iron-tipped spears, and daggers to conquer lands. Assyrians
A government ruled by a king or queen. Monarchy
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