Civilization

Complex societies that have a government, written language, organized religion, jobs, and cities.

• Cuneiform

• Civilization

• States

Those who learned how to write and became record keepers.

• Scribes

• Merchants

Of the following groups, who was the highest social class in early civilizations?

• Farmer

• King

• Priest

What does the word “fertile” mean?

• Difficult to work with

• Near the river

• Good for growing

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of early civilization?

• Equality

• Cities

• Religion

There were slaves in early civilization.

• True

• False

The Tigris and Euphrates are...

• Animals

• Gods

• Rivers

This picture shows an area known as the ...

• Fertile Curve

• Fertile Crescent

• Green Region

Mesopotamians lived in huts made from ...

• Mud

• Bricks

• Grass

Hunter Gatherers were Nomadic. What does this mean?

• To create a written language

• To move from place to place

• To worship many Gods