1. Characteristics

2.  Early civilizations began in land between two rivers.

3.  River Valleys were - area where it is easy to grow crops.

4.  – stayed in one place and grew crops.

5.  – focus on a special job (make bricks, building, make pottery)

6.  - focus on religion. Pray for a good crop.

7.  – help with arguments and supervise projects

8.  – helped protect people and cities.

9.  – Kept records

10.  – wedge shaped symbols in clay – was used by the Mesopotamians.

11.  – pictures are used instead of words – was used by the Egyptians.

12.  – symbols that make sounds – was used by the Phoenicians.

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16.  Diagram showing an order of events.  Shows periods or blocks of history.  Year 1 is the base year. There is no year 0!  BC time grows smaller each year closer to year 1.  AD time grows larger each year farther away from year 1.  BC – Before ChristAD – Anno Domini  BCE – Before Common EraCE – Common Era 500BC 200BC 100BC 1 AD100 AD500 AD1000