Early Civilizations Vocabulary

An example of __________ is variety of foods from different cultures you can enjoy without leaving home.

• Surplus

• Prehistory

• Diffusion

• Monotheism

When early farmers developed a(n) __________, the constant search for food was no longer something to worry about.

• Surplus

• Prehistory

• Domestication

• Civilization

After settling by rivers, farmer used __________ to maintain a steady water source for crops & animals.

• Civilization

• Agriculture

• Prehistory

• Irrigation

As early river valley settlements grew, wrote laws, developed religions, and formed governments, they became __________.

• Agriculture

• Civilization

• Monarchy

• Domestication

While many settlements around them worshiped many gods, Abraham and his family practiced __________.

• Monotheism

• Domestication

• Diffusion

• Agriculture

Through successful agriculture and __________ , early farmers were able to have a stable food supply to grow their settlements.

• Monarchy

• Polytheism

• Diffusion

• Domestication

Because hunter-gatherers had not developed a system of writing, their lives are part the __________ period of history.

• Monarchy

• Prehistory

• Irrigation

• Diffusion

The earliest governments were __________, led by a king or queen.

• Polytheism

• Surplus

• Monarchy

• Irrigation

When early settlers mastered __________, it allowed people to worry less about being hungry and devote more time to developing new technology.

• Irrigation

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Agriculture

Because they lacked the scientific knowledge to understand their situation, early cultures used _______ beliefs to explain natural occurrences.

• Civilization

• Polytheistic

• Surplus

• Monarchy