system to direct people’s behavior and keep life orderly

religion with many gods

religion with one god

tools and weapons used to help people perform tasks; practical application of knowledge.

the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work

means “between the rivers”; located in a region known as the fertile crescent

a state that has its own government and consists of a city and the area around it

a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple in Mesopotamia

wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia

system of Egyptian writing with pictures that represent words or sounds.

a landform that forms at the mouth of a river, where the river flows into an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, or reservoir.

a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt.

name for the ruler of ancient Egypt

a succession of people from the same family who play a prominent role in business, politics, or another field.