ERV Vocab flashcard part 1

Front

After years of training, a _______________ took a job in government to write down tax records or copy legal documents.

Back

Scribe

Front

Fill in the blank: __________ such as potters, weaver, carpenters, and stonemasons provided skills and goods to make the Egyptian economy grow.

Back

Artisan

Front

By conquering many separate city-states, Sargon of Akkadia put together the first __________. Options: Nobility, Empire, Trade Route, Artisan

Back

Empire

Front

How would historians categorize most early religious organizations? Options: Monotheistic, Polytheistic, Atheistic, Agnostic

Back

Polytheistic

Front

Where did the first civilizations rise?

Back

Along river valleys

Front

Specialization of labor means that people had different:

jobs

,

religion

,

homes

,

governments

Back

jobs

Front

What led to the development of river valley civilizations?

Back

Agricultural practices, domestication of animals, and access to fresh water.

Front

How did the people in the region water their crops?

Back

irrigation

Front

A society with cities, a government, job specialization, and social classes and shared responsibilities

Back

Civilization

Front

A line of rulers that come from the same family

Back

Dynasty