River Valley Civilizations pt. 1 Review

A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.

• Fertile Crescent

• Fresh Croissant

• Mesopotamia

• Syria

A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks left behind by rivers.

• Soil

• Silt

• Mulch

• Fertile

A way of supplying water to an area of land.

• Silt

• Fertile Crescent

• Canal

• Irrigation

More of something than is needed.

• Surplus

• Irrigation

• Rural

• Urban

An arrangement in which workers specialize in a particular task or job.

• Department of Justice

• Division of Labor

• City-state

• Civilization

A political unit consisting of a city and all the countryside around it.

• City-state

• Urban

• Rural

• Empire

King of Akkad, a land north of Sumer, he built the world's first empire after defeating Sumer and northern Mesopotamia

• Sargon

• Gilgamesh

• Hammuarbi

• Darius I

The worship of many Gods.

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Atheism

• Zoroastrianism

People who performed religious ceremonies

• Monarch

• Priests

• Soldier

• Scribe

The division of society by rank or class

• Social Hierarchy

• Division of Labor

• Department of Motor Vehicles

• Never Eat Soggy Waffles