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1.04 Early River
Vocabulary Review
Term | Definition |
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Social Hierarchy | the state in which a society is organized through grouping people usually based on wealth, religion, ethnicity, or other factors |
Social class | a grouping of people in a society based usually based on wealth, religion, ethnicity, or other factors |
Job Specialization | the process of focusing on a specific job |
Surplus | an amount that goes beyond what is needed |
Code of Hammurabi | a law code enacted by Hammurabi, the king of Babylonia around 1772 BC |
Dam | a wall built across a river or stream to stop the flow of water |
Dowry | money or property that a wife’s family gives to her husband when they marry |
legal code | a set of laws |
Caste System | India civilization rigid (strict) social class system with no social mobility |
Ancient Egypt | (3000-2000 BCE) an early river valley civilization established on the Nile River |
Indus River Valley Civilization | (2500-1700 BCE) an early river valley civilization located in the present-day countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India that included the cities Mohenjo-daro and Harappa |
Mesopotamia | (3500-1650 BCE) a region in the Middle East between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the first early river valley civilizations started |
Shang China | (3950-1500 BCE) an early river valley civilization in China established on the Huang He (Yellow) River |