Sentence. ​Vocabulary Words: civilization, emperor, empire, hieroglyphics, irrigation, pyramid, specialize, terrace, tribute 1. The farmer used _to bring water to his fields.

2. The Mayas developed a _ in what is today Mexico and Central America.

3. The Aztecs fought their neighbors in order to increase the size of their _.

4. The Aztecs made the peoples they conquered pay_ in the form of food, clothing, or enslaved people.

5. The Incas were ruled by an _, who was an absolute ruler.

6. The Mayas developed a system of writing called _.

7. When people _,they each learn to concentrate on a certain job and do the job well.

8. A __ is a culture that has developed systems of government, religion, and learning.

9. The farmer will make a _on the land so that crops can be planted on the steep hills.

10. The _was a huge structure with a square base and four triangular sides.

Part 2

Identify which civilization is associated with each feature. Type M for Mayan

Type A for Aztec

Type I for Incas

1. Built pyramids __

2. Used irrigation __

3. Developed a system of writing __ 4. Regularly went ot war __

5. Built many roads __

6. Developed a calendar __

7. Had schools for boys and girls__

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every of the four river valley civilizations, religion played an enormous role in shaping and cultivating each civilization. this essay will briefly discuss how religion formed the river valley people’s government and view on geography. religion dictated how the peoples of the river valley civilizations managed government and geography.

            religious leaders played prominent roles in every river valley civilizations form of government. from ancient egypt and mesopotamia to china’s historic empire and the indus river valley, all the river valley civilizations had significant religious figures. in ancient egypt, the pharaoh was revered as a god and therefore was given his right as supreme governing authority in the eyes of the people. the elusive emperors of china gained there governing rights by a mandate of heaven creating long lines of dynasties until the common people of china felt the dynasty had lost the favor of the gods. chinese emperors were not only governing leaders but also the spiritual leaders of ancient china. mesopotamian and indus river valley priests were referred as has head officials who had vast amounts of authority in these two civilizations primitive forms of democracy. religion shaped the structure and social caste of the four river valley civilizations.

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