What led to the rise of the city-state?

Rulers gained power and conquered areas outside their cities

Where did early civilizations develop without any major rivers nearby?

Latin America- Olmecs in Mexico, and Chavin in the Andes

Immediate changes in ancient civilizations were often caused by

environmental changes and events.

What are three basic features of most early civilizations?

complex religions, social classes, and writing

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WH 1.3 Civilization Begins

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1
Skilled craftspeople, or _____, made pottery and woven goods.
scribes
wealthy merchants
nomads
artisans
2
What led to the rise of the city-state?
Armies brought new skills to conquered territories
Natural disasters forced people to move near cities for work and food
Rulers gained power and conquered areas outside their cities
Nomadic peoples built cities with temples and palaces
3
Some rulers of early civilizations conquered many cities and villages and created _____
empires
cultural diffusion
surplus
pictographs
4
The earliest civilizations to develop were
simple, with traditional economies
established on the Mediterranean Sea
large and powerful
located near major rivers
5
Early writing systems often used _____, or simple drawings, to represent objects.
cultural diffusion
animism
pictographs
surplus
6
In the cities, who usually occupied the top level of society?
priests and nobles
wealthy merchants
artisans
elders or chiefs
7
Where did early civilizations develop without any major rivers nearby?
China- Qin Dyanasty
Egypt
Siberia- the Scythians
Latin America- Olmecs in Mexico, and Chavin in the Andes
8
Most ancient peoples were _____, or believed in many gods.
monotheistic
polytheistic
nomads
artisans
9
The spread of ideas, customs, and technology is known as
empire-building
cultural diffusion
job specialization
the city-state effect
10
Only special workers, called _____, could read and write.
elders
artisans
scribes
polytheistic
11
Immediate changes in ancient civilizations were often caused by
increased warfare against nomadic peoples.
new trade routes.
environmental changes and events.
religious sacrifices and other ceremonies.
12
What are three basic features of most early civilizations?
complex religions, social classes, and writing
job specialization, writing, and simple government
job specialization, nomadic lifestyles, and public works
animism, organized governments, and cities

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