World History 2.2

An area in the Middle East with rich soil where the first civilizations began.

• Fertile Crescent

• Sahara Desert

• Himalayan Plateau

• Gobi Desert

Supplying water to crops using channels, ditches, or pipes.

• Irrigation

• Photosynthesis

• Harvesting

• Fertilization

A complex society with cities, government, social classes, writing, and technology.

• Civilization

• Nomadism

• Tribe

• Colony

A city and the land around it that acts as its own country.

• City-State

• Province

• Empire

• Colony

A series of rulers from the same family.

• Dynasty

• Empire

• Republic

• Colony

A large political unit ruled by one leader that controls many people and lands.

• Empire

• Republic

• Colony

• City-state

The system for making rules and organizing society.

• Government

• Economy

• Culture

• Technology

Groups of people ranked by jobs, wealth, or power.

• Social Class

• Democracy

• Migration

• Economy

The spread of ideas, goods, and beliefs from one culture to another.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Assimilation

• Cultural Isolation

• Cultural Revolution

A step-shaped temple built in Mesopotamia.

• Ziggurat

• Pyramid

• Stupa

• Pagoda