in India, the division of people into levels with the poor on the bottom and the rich on top

an independent city that is not part of a larger country

when one culture influences another

Sumerian writing system, used clay tablets

oldest written laws

Egyptian writing system, used pictures

first major monotheistic religion, started by Abraham.

area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where the first cities were started

government with one ruler who controls everything (king or queen)

belief in one god

system in which the father rules the family

Egyptian god-kings

writing system based on the sounds letters make

People that lived on the Mediterranean Sea that developed an alphabet and traveled around in boats trading and spreading knowledge of the alphabet

belief in many gods

first monotheistic religion, believed in heaven, hell, and a final judgement.

behavior and beliefs of a group of people (food, clothing, religion, language...)

organized group of people living together that have rules and a government