Ancient River Civilizations List 1

to take over the land of others

• technology
• conquer
• government
• polytheism

belief in many supreme beings or gods

• polytheism
• monarchy
• government
• monotheism

one person has complete control

• ziggurat
• government
• monotheism
• monarchy

the use of tools and skills to make a product or achieve a goal

• technology
• city-state
• civilization
• monarchy

culture with well-developed forms of government, religion, writing, and learning

• polytheism
• civilization
• city-state
• irrigation

belief in one supreme being or god

• technology
• ziggurat
• polytheism
• monotheism

the largest building in most Sumerian cities; was a huge mud-brick temple

• conquer
• civilization
• irrigation
• ziggurat

organized system that groups use to make laws and decisions

• monarchy
• government
• city-state
• monotheism

a city or village and the farm lands around it; has its own leaders and government

• conquer
• irrigation
• city-state
• civilization

to supply dry land with water by means of ditches, pipes, or streams

• irrigation
• polytheism
• technology
• conquer