another word for farming

___ raised by the first civilizations included cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, chickens...

they study ancient people, guessing how they lived without much evidence

they study the artifacts left behind by ancient people

civilizations have _____, or large public buildings specially designed and decorated by specially trained designers

archaeologists search for and study for ____ of ancient civilizations,

civilizations have _____, or beautiful paintings, song, statues, jewelry that require skilled artisans to produce

Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley, and Huang River Valley are found in this continent

A.D. years refer to the # of years after the ____ of Jesus to the Christians

Ancient China's writing has been found on turtle shells and animal ____

Egyptians made a ___ with 365 days

100 years

Ancient ____'s first civilizations started near the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers in east Asia

civilizations have _____, or population centers were people live in houses close to neighbors

cuneiform was written on wet ___ and allowed to dry

Mesopotamia civilization's writing

10 years

___ plants and animals are not wild - they rely on HUMANS to feed & take care of them

the main domesticated plant in ___ ___ (in today's China) was RICE

the country of ___ is where you'd find artifacts from the Ancient Egyptians

mummies, pharaohs, hieroglyphics are associated with the ____ civilization

civilizations have ___ or agriculture, defined boundaries, and religions

civilizations have _____, or leaders who manage resources , train an army, defend cities, etc.

wheat and barley were probably the two earliest ___ grown by farmers in the Middle East (9000-7000BC)

writing system for the Egyptians

another name for nomads who lived dangerous lives always on the move in search of food for that day

river of a first civilization, today in Pakistan

the modern-day country of ___ is where Mesopotamia artifacts are found today

the 1st civilizations used ___ to direct river water to their dry crop land

civilizations have _____, or workers who choose one job to focus on

the Indus River's written ___ isn't readable yet, so little is known about them

it means "land between the rivers" (Tigris & Euphrates)

ancient civilizations used many ____, including bronze, gold, and silver

1000 years

____ pharahos was necessary for them to travel to the afterlife (a religious belief)

the river the Ancient Egyptians depended on for water for their farm crops

they are people who wander in search of food or herds of animals to hunt, never staying too long in one place (or, everyone 10000+ years ago)

the Indus River is in today's country of ______

Egyptians wrote on this paper-like surface, made from flattened reeds growing near the Nile

the belief in many gods

civilizations have ___ ___, or large city-wide projects like roads, water systems, city walls, for the good of everyone

the ancient civilizations all had some form of ___ involving many gods

the earliest civilizations were located along ____ which provided water for drinking and watering of farm crops

ancient people used ___ to do the record-keeping and writing

civilizations have ___ ___, or ways that people in a civilization are ranked from high to low status, as low as servants or slaves

rivers the people in the Middle East depended to water their fields of grains

a way of graphically displaying times

a non-domesticated animal is one that is _____, untrusting of humans and living on its own

China's "Huang River" also means ___ River

rivers associated with Ancient China's first civilizations