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People who move in search of food with no permanent home
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| Specialized workers that perform specific jobs according to their skills |
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| groups of people that occupy ranks or levels in society |
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| An area in Mesopotamia where rivers flooded and deposited rich soil. |
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| The discovery of Fire allowed people to: |
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| cook, have light, scare animals, give warmth |
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| How did agriculture help civilizations develop? |
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1. allow them to settle in one place
2. able to trade extra food
3. specialized jobs were created |
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| What is the difference between a Fossil and an Artifact? |
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A fossil is hardened remain from a living thing: plants, animals, and people.
An artifact is something made by humans. |
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| What is the difference between prehistory and history? |
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| Prehistory is the time period before written records. History is the time period after written records began. |
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| What are the 8 features of civilization? |
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- cities
- government
- religion
- job specialization
- social classes
- public workers
- arts and architechure
- systems of writing
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| Most Mesopotamia buildings were built out of _________ bricks. |
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Problem: No defense against attacks
Solution: _______________ |
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Problem:Lack of natural resources
Solution: _______________ |
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Problem: Unpredictable flooding
Solution: _______________
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| belief in more than one god |
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| A ______________________ was the Mesopotamian place of worship and the center of the city-state. |
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Sumerian Government:
The first leaders were __________________. |
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| How did Kings come to power? |
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| The kings got power because they lead the war and won. After the war they didn't want to give it back to the priests. |
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| The Mesopotamians used a wedge-shaped writing system known as _________________. |
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| Mesopotamians wrote on _________________ tablets using a tool called a stylus. |
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| Scribes used writing to (name 3 things) |
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1. wrote laws
2. daily events
3. astronomy |
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| Hammurabi's code was written on _____________ and displayed so everyone could see. |
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| Punishment should be equal to the _________________. |
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| Punishments were more severe for _________________ |
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| slaves and other lower classes |
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