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| Where is the Fertile Crescent? |
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| What two rivers provide water for irrigation in the fertile crescent? |
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| How did climate affect the fertile crescent? |
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| A favorable climate gave the region a long growing season for farming |
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| What plants grew in the fertile crescent? |
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| Many of the basic seeds needed for early agriculture -- like wheat, barley, flax and chick pea |
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| What types of animals are found in this region? |
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| Pigs, goats, cattle, horses nearby, and sheep |
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| If the fertile crescent was such a great spot, why would people leave this region? |
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| Drought, famine, natural disasters, wars or just the ability to travel |
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| Who invented the Phoenetic alphabet and why was it important? |
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| The Phoenecians invented this and this is the basis for our alphabet today |
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| The Sumerians invented the wheel, which led to many means of transportation |
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| What were some important inventions of the Greeks? |
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| The Greeks developed democracy, which is the political system used in western cultures today |
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| In what part of the world would you find Ancient Egypt? |
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| Where was the Gupta Empire? |
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| Where did the Mongols come from? |
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| Where did the Incas live? |
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| Where did the Aztecs live? |
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| A tendency toward a particular point of view |
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