Global Vocabulary

6. – "Land between the rivers"; the first civilization, between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
8. An area of rich land in the Middle East where early civilizations began.
10. Farming; growing crops and raising animals for food.
16. The change from hunting and gathering to farming.
18. A major river in Egypt that gave life to the land.
19. A temple tower built in Mesopotamia.
20. A person who moves from place to place to find food.
23. Moving from one place to another to live.
24. A set of written laws from Babylon with strict punishments.
25. The study of the Earth’s physical features and how people live on it.
26. A river in China that supported early Chinese civilization.
27. The spreading of ideas and cultures from one place to another.
29. A skilled worker who makes things by hand.
30. A king of ancient Egypt, seen as a god.
31. A process to preserve bodies for the afterlife.

1. Taming animals or growing plants for human use.
2. The way people are ranked in society
3. Well-planned cities in the Indus Valley.
4. is the idea that a ruler(ruling family) can stay in power only if they are fair and good to their people.
5. When people do different jobs instead of everyone doing the same work.
7. Also called the Old Stone Age; a time when people used stone tools and lived by hunting and gathering.
9. The first form of writing, created by the Sumerians.
11. A river in South Asia where early Indian civilization developed.
12. A society with cities, government, writing, and jobs.
13. Someone who hunts animals and gathers plants for food.
14. A large stone tomb built for a pharaoh.
15. Seasonal winds that bring heavy rain or dry air.
17. Tools and ideas people use to make life easier.
21. A ruling family in ancient China.
22. Extra food or supplies beyond what is needed.
28. Egyptian writing using symbols and pictures.