Shift from food gathering to an agriculture economy. This led to a surplus of food, which allowed for the specialization of workers.

Humans are located near a river source and create a permanent settlement.

Disease, migration, patterns of settlement

Writing systems

A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. It is an eyewitness account of what happened.

In Chinese history, the divine approval thought to be the basis of royal authority.

Revolts, Revolutions, Systems of Government,

Surplus of food during the Neolithic Revolution

A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire, but was not equal between the social classes.

Organized government due to sanitation pipes and grid like city pattern of the cities

Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus, China. Each of these civilizations was located near a river.

First monotheistic religion using the moral conduct.

Judaism's moral code of laws

Ranking of groups of people according to their importance, status or power. An example is the social structure of Ancient Egypt.