engaged in artistic activities, as indicated by surviving cave paintings

lacked use of fire, which significantly retarded their pace of development

lived in brick structure

perfected technique that allowed them to hunt very large dinosaurs with total success

emergence of systematic food production techniques capable of regularly growing grains and vegetables and breeding, working and eating domesticated animals

first development of hunters gatherer culture

development of writing

successful invasion of northwestern Africa by Turkish nomads from central asia

produced many large urban centers that served as havens from raging waters

inhibited evolution of civilization in ancient Egypt

enable Egyptian civilization to thrive by leaving deposits of fertile silt

was an unwanted event that occurred suddenly and generally without warning

their political structure was democratic in nature

warfare between them was common

they engaged in monumental construction projects

they were primary agriculture communities

employed the use of an alphabet

were written only on paper made of papyrus reed and oak bark

were introduced by the amorites

used sacred characters as pictures signs

were great builders of several long lasting empires

established numerous black Sea colonies

were skilled mercenary warriors

invented an alphabet

played a limited role in its culture

believed that the world was controlled by two competing gods

employed divination to maintain people's uncertainties about the gods' behavior

was reinforced by the intensity of the regions environment

was the greatest trading center of the ancient world

expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic sea by 700 B.C.E

developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula

was skilled at waging both conventional and terrorist warfare

pastoralists tended to be more socially stratified than hunter gathers

agricultural originated in Mesopotamia and spread from there to other continents

the Neolithic revolution occurred independently in several regions

paleolithic humans migrated from sfrica to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas

specialization of labor

development of new technology

population decrease

emergance of social classes

there was a low tolerance for crime in Babylonian society

Babylonian justice observed due process of law

there was social equality among the citizens of Babylon

all property in Babylon was considered community property under the law

the greatest extent of the Babylonian empire

agricultural regions of early civilization

areas dominated by early nomadic war bands

the diffusion of iron tool making

early Indians had complex knowledge of chemistry

the cities where influence by those of ancient Egypt

it's inhabitants worshipped the goddess of order

it had a well-orginized government

because they have a steady source of food, the people pictured can stay in one place and create civilization

the people in the picture can rarely harvest crops because they live in an extremely cold climate

the individuals depicted live in a society in which social classes and genders are treated equally

the people in the picture may have trouble harvesting their crops because their tools are made of bronze rather than iron

was the founder of Jainism

was the only Indian emperor who tried to foster trade

changed his personal values and governmental policies after becoming a Buddhist

sent Buddhist missionaries throughout India to instruct the people