Ancient River Valley Civilizations and Classical civilizations
1109695600 | Civilization | Advanced form of society; people live in cities, have complex institutions, use some form of writing | 0 | |
1109695601 | Ancient Egypt | Civilization in the Nile River Valley; used hieroglyphics, built pyramids, developed a calendar | 1 | |
1109695602 | Mesopotamia | Civilization that lived near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers | 2 | |
1109695603 | Code of Hammurabi | Legal system developed in Mesopotamia with harsh punishments | 3 | |
1109695604 | Ancient China | Civilization developed near the Yellow River | 4 | |
1109695605 | Greek City-states | Sparta: totalitarian and Athens: democratic | 5 | |
1109695606 | Ancient Rome | Large empire developed in Italy with system of law and helped spread Christianity | 6 | |
1109695607 | Caste system | System which divided people into five categories including priests and untouchables | 7 | |
1109695608 | Confucianism | Philosophy developed in China based on relationships between people | 8 | |
1109695609 | Legalism | Chinese belief that people need a strong government to punish people | 9 | |
1109695610 | Cuneiform | Form of writing developed by the Sumerians | 10 |