Foundations of World History Ch. 2

In an ___________ a single ruler governs a number of different lands or people

Greek name for the Fertile Crescent, it is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

Form of writing invented by the Sumerians, which were picture symbols pressed into clay tablets

Which one was NOT a reason civilizations arose?

In 508 BCE, in Athens the world’s first ____________ was born

Throughout the ancient years, society went from hunter-gatherers to ________

A highly organized and complex society is__________:

First Roman Emperor.

What is the term for ‘shared beliefs, practices and traditions of a group’?

A________ is a family of rulers who come from the same family.

Early societies relied on this technique for survival.

This word means animals or plants changing due to human intervention:

What is a fertile soil which is deposited on the river banks after a flood?

The spread of ideas, inventions or other cultural elements from one society to another

The ________________________ was where many Neolithic settlements were located.

Citizens participated directly in the rule of their state by voting.

Macedonian king who overran the Persian Empire and spread Hellenism through much of his empire

One goal of the Han Dynasty was to enlarge the Empire, what tool did they have to help them?

Many ancient civilizations arose in what geographic area?

What was the Silk Road?