River Valley Civs

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  1. 1. Monumental structures with a square or triangular base and sloping sides converging at a point, commonly used as tombs for Egyptian pharaohs.
  2. 5. A stepped pyramid temple structure often dedicated to the gods in ancient Mesopotamia.
  3. 6. BCE) an early river valley civilization established on the Nile River
  4. 8. The title given to the ancient Egyptian rulers, considered both king and a god.
  5. 11. Another ancient city in the Indus Valley Civilization, known for its complex city layout and advanced architecture.
  6. 13. an advanced state of development of a society as judged by such things as having a system of government and laws, using a written language, and keeping written records
  7. 14. Point an event that leads to lasting change
  8. 17. An independent city that has its own government and controls the surrounding territory.
  9. 18. to change a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans; to tame
  10. 19. Fine particles of soil carried by rivers and deposited as sediment, crucial for the fertility of river valley civilizations' farmlands.
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  1. 2. (3500-1650 BCE) a region in the Middle East between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the first early river valley civilizations started
  2. 3. The earliest known form of writing, developed by the Sumerians, consisting of wedge-shaped characters impressed on clay tablets.
  3. 4. the physical features of the earth/ the study of the earth's surface
  4. 7. Empire (1895-539 BCE) empire in Mesopotamia; Hammurabi was one of its rulers
  5. 9. An ancient city in the Indus Valley Civilization, known for its advanced urban planning and drainage systems.
  6. 10. another term for farming
  7. 12. A system of writing using pictures and symbols, used by ancient Egyptians.
  8. 15. the act of supplying water to land or crops
  9. 16. a region in Western Asia that includes parts of northern Africa and borders the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Arabian Sea
  10. 19. The people who lived in the region of ancient Mesopotamia, known for their advancements in writing and the development of the earliest known form of writing, cuneiform.