Global Studies

a person moving from place to place and doesn't settle in one area. Hunter, gather or herder.

the beginning of farming about 10,000 b.c.

a system in which farmers only grow what they need to survive, rather than growing crops or produce for the marketplace.

culture that includes cities, technology and government.

Term used to describe early civilizations such ass those found in Mesopotamia.

Techniques used in farming to bring water to fields using ditches, pipe systems and canals.

a river flowing through Iraq that joins the Tigris River in the area known as Mesopotamia.

a river in India; the people of Indus River valley rely upon floods that deposit rich fertile soil to help farming.

the area of land in Egypt that became the center of life in ancient Egypt.

The rotation of Chinese new ruling families. Leadership was based the Mandate of Heaven (the gods chose the rulers). When the gods were displeased with the leadership, the gods selected a new dynasty to rule.

A long period of control of a government by rulers from the same family.

The command to rule given by God to the Chinese emperor; Leaders could lose the mandate if they became corrupt, while wise leadership meant that the mandate was kept.

Middle Eastern region arching from the Tigris-Euphrates River to the Nile River.

the land between the rivers. The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, where the first known civilization developed.

Oldest known system of laws and customs that reveal a harsh sense of justice. Names ofr King Hammurabi who formed the Babylonian Empire.

Writing system that had been developed in Mesopotamia.

Strong seasonal winds that bring heavy rains and floods; usually found in India.

Also called Mesopotamia; often called the cradle of Middle East civilization.

relying on a daily physical pursuit of food

Civilizations developed

Food Supplies became more reliable

Domestication of animals and cultivation of crops led to settled communities.

permanent settlements developed in river Valleys.

river valleys

Tigris and Euphrates rivers

favorable georaphy

Mesopotamia