world history unit 1

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military leader became ruler, ruler was king

monarch

leader of gov. and leader of religion is the same person

theocracy

sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependenies

city-state

belief in more than one god

polytheism

believing in one god

monotheism

flood story that came from Gilgamash searching for immortality

epic of gilgamash

system of people ranked above one another

hierarchy

religion originating in india

hindusim

when you die your soul/spirt beings life in a new body

reincarnation

nomads stopped hunting/ gathering became farmers and herders

neolithic revolution

law code from early hebrew religion

ten commandments

well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient mesopotamia

hammurabi's code

hindu system of heredity social distinctions/ couldnt move up

india's caste system

five key characteristics of civilization

urbanization (cites) specialization (jobs) advanced technology complex institutions record keeping

mesopotamia

tigris/ euphrates

egypt

nile

indus vally river

indus

china

yellow river

hebrews

jordan river

mesopotamia/ sumerian

wheel, plow, sail, bronze

indus vally innovation

urban planning indoor plumbing