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Chapters 1-3
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Social Studies
6th Grade
11/05/2013

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What does an Anthropologist do?
Definition
They study and focus on human development.
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What was the name of the first group of early humans?
Definition
They are Paleolithic people.
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What was the name of the second group of early humans?
Definition
They are the Tigris River and Euphrates River.
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What is specialization?
Definition
The development of different kinds of jobs.
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How many laws did Hammurabi have?
Definition
He wrote 282 laws.
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What is the name of the form of writing the Sumerians developed?
Definition
It was called cuneform.
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What is a province?
Definition
It is a political district.
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What is the longest river in the world?
Definition
It is the Nile River.
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What did the Assyrians use in the battle that made them so strong?
Definition
They used iron weapons.
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What is a caravan?
Definition
A group of traveling merchants selling their wares.
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What does the word contiguous mean?
Definition
When 2 or more borders are touching or connecting.
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What 2 seas border Egypt?
Definition
They are the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Who was Narmer and where did he rule?
Definition
He was a king/pharaoh who ruled Upper Egypt.
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Who did the Egyptians worship and what did they believe they controlled?
Definition
Deities-gods and goddesses-controlled forces of nature and human activity.
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What is papyrus?
Definition
Egyptian paper
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What are hieroglyphics?
Definition
Egyptian writing/communication
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What were Egyptian kings called?
Definition
Pharaohs
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What is a pyramid and how doyou think it was built?
Definition
An ancient tomb built for the pharaohs.
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Why was iron so important to the civilization of Kush? list 2 reasons
Definition
Stronger military, trade, better farmers.
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What are artifacts and fossils?
Definition
Artifacts are weapons, tools, and other things made by humans.
Fossils are traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in rock.
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What two rivers were important to Mesopotamia?
Definition
The Tigris River and the Euphrates River
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