early wold history

irrigation

to transport water to crops, usually through canals ditches or pipes

cuneiform

a form of writing with wedge-shaped symbols that was used in mesopotamia

hammurabi

an ancient leader from Babylon, created a written code of laws best known for its principal of an eye for an eye

civilization

A complex society that has an organized government culture and writing

map key

Used to identify was the symbols and colors mean on a map

fertile

the worlds first civilizations arose in river valleys because the area nearest the rivers had ___ which made the land suitable for farming

neolithic age

also reffered to as the new stone age, was the time when our earliest ancestors stopped hunting and gathering and created a stable food supply by growing their own crops. This lead to artisans or skilled workers, specializing in a skill other than farming since a surplus of crops now existed

paleolihic age

early age of the stone age