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1.04 Early River
Vocabulary Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |