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World History Chapter 1
World History
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Geography
9th Grade
09/12/2012

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Paleolithic Age
Definition
Old Stone Age
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Neolithic Age
Definition
New Stone Age
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Hominds
Definition
Modern Humans; walk upright
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Ziggurat
Definition
Temples Sumerians built
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Ur
Definition
First major city
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Mesoptamia
Definition
River valley between Euphrates and the Tigris river
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Artisans
Definition
Special jobs
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Bronze Age
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Used things made from bronze
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Cuneiform
Definition
First form of writing
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Narmer
Definition
He united upper and lower Egypt
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Champollian Stone
Definition
Translated Rosetta Stone
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Barter
Definition
Trading without the use of money
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Domestication
Definition
Trained animals for human use
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Artifact
Definition
Anything man made
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Dynasty
Definition
Ruling family
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Polytheism
Definition
Worship of many gods
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Monotheism
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Worship of one god
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Nile
Definition
Where the Egyptians settled
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Hieroglyphics
Definition
Egyptian picture writing
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Mummification
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Egyptian process of preserving the dead
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What are the three types of languages Rosetta Stone translated
Definition
  • Demotic
  • Greek
  • Hieroglyphics 
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Who created the code based on an "Eye for an eye"?
Definition
Hammurabi
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Papyrus
Definition
Plant Egyptians used to make paper
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What were the Egyptian pyramids for?

 

Definition
Tombs for the Pharaoh's
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Why did they stop building pyramids?

 

Definition
They stopped building them because of thieves
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Why do you think that Egypt has been called the gift of the Nile?
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The Nile was there only source of survival

because without it, it would just be the Sahara Desert

 

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What is the Egyptian religion?
Definition
They were Polytheistic
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What are some of the major gods believed in Egypt?
Definition

Ra- God of the Sun

Osiris- god of the dead

Anubis- spirit guide

Isis- goddes of women

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What are the Egyptian views of afterlife?
Definition
They see Osiris, then their heart gets weighed by the feather of truth on  judgement day.
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How was the body prepared for mummification?

 

Definition
  1. Take the organs out
  2. Pack it with a salt like substance
  3. Let the body sit
  4. Wrap it with linen 
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What are the major environmental problems facing sumer?
Definition
  • No natural resources
  • No natural barriers or boundaries
  • Unpredictable floods

 

Term

How do you think sumerians can solve the environmental issues?

 

Definition
  • Build dams
  • Build walls
  • Boats
  • Sails 
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What five things must be present for a civilization to exist?
Definition
  1. Specialized workers
  2. Advanced technology
  3. Record keeping 
  4. Complex Institutions
  5. Advanced Cities
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What are the 4 major river valleys?
Definition
  1. Indus Valley
  2. Mesopotamia
  3. Ancient Egypt
  4. China
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Ur
Definition
Important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia
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