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Mesopotamia Jassem
Mesopotamia
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Social Studies
6th Grade
05/14/2015

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Middle East
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Area where Asia, Africa, and Europe meet
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Hot and Dry
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Arid
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Arid
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Climate of the Middle East
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Desert
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Type of land in the Middle East
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Fertile Crescent
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Grassy plain in the Middle East
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Tigris and Euphrates
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2 Rivers
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Mesopotamia
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Land between the rivers
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Fresh water and fertile soil
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2 reasons civilization began in Mesopotamia
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nomads/hunters-gathers
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2 names for people who moved from place to place in search of food
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domesticate
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to tame to fit the needs of people
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farming
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Another word for agriculture
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division of labor
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different people performing different jobs
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surplus
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having more than enough
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irrigation
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to control the flow of water
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canals, levees, dams
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3 types of irrigation
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barter
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another word for trade
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teriyaki chicken goes awesome with spicy rice
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7 characteristics of a civilization trick
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trade, cities, government, art, writing, science, religion
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7 characteristics of a civilization
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cuneiform
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wedge shaped writing
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Sumerians
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first people to live in Mesopotamia
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zigguart
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Sumerian temple
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stylus
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pointed stick used for writing
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Babylonians
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conquerors of the Sumerians
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polytheistic
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worshiping many gods
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lunar
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type of calendar used by the Sumerians
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city-state
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a city and its surrounding farmland
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sun-dried brick
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Sumerian contruction material
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archeologist
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scientist who studies artifacts of the past
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Sumer
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an area in Mesopotamia where civilization began
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iqu
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measurement of land; similar to an acre
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Inventions
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wheel, plow, calendar, math/science concepts
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wet clay
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Sumerians wrote on
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scribe
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Someone who writes
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Henry Rawlinson
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British officer who translated cuneiform
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Hammurabi
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Who made the first law code
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Hanging Gardens
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famous, beautiful garden in Babylon
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Iraq
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Modern day country
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Pictograph
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Pictures that represent the objects they look like
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An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
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Famous law code quote
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Middle East, Fetrile Crescent, Mesopotamia, Sumer
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Put 4 places in order from largest to smallest
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lack of water, dangerous trade, hostile invaders
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3 threats faced and challenged by the Sumerians
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farmers
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stayed in one place and domesticated plants
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