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Barter Economy

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Worlds first economy that was based on trade

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Pop. Density

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Average number of people living in an area

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Monotheism

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The belief in one God

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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods

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Empire

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A large, political unit, usually under a single leader, that controls many people or territories

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Irrigation

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The ability to harness the power of a river and channel it to water crops

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Cuneiform

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System of writing developed by Sumerians using a reed stylus to create wedge shaped impressions on a clay tablet

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Ziggurat

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Massive stepped tower on which was built a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city

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Papyrus

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Paper made from papyrus reed grew along Nile

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Mummification

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Drying and preserving dead body. Believed by Egyptians the soul goes back into the body after death

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Patriarch

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A leading “Founding Father”

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Cultural Diffusion

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When a cultural trait, material object, idea, or behavior pattern is spread from one society to another

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Dynasty

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Family of rulers who right to rule is passed down

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Primary source

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Eyewitness or 1st hand account of an event

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2 geophysical conditions that made Neolithic Revolution possible

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Ice age glaciers began to melt – The earth began to warm

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Two lasting contributions that came out of the Neolithic Revolution

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The growing of food crops and agriculture – domestication of animals for human use

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What was “new” about what the rocks were being used for in the Neolithic Revolution

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Rocks were used to make farming tools

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During Neolithic Revolution, what was passed to humans as a result of domestication of animals

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Diseases

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What were some positive effects if the Neolithic Revolution

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More food, trade developed, 1st cities arose

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What does Mesopotamia mean?

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Land between two Rivers

21
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2 nicknames of Mesopotamia

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The Fertile Crescent– the Cradle of Civilization

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2 rivers that form Mesopotamian region

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Tigris and Euphrates

23
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Oldest epic poem in the history of man

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The Epic of Gilgamesh

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3 key contributions made by the Sumerians

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The Wheel, writing, beer

25
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Which Akkadian King established the first empire

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Sargon

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What famous Babylonian king codified, and wrote down, all of the laws in his kingdom

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Hammurabi

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What was the code called

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The Code of Hammurabi

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Famous quote associated with Hammurabis Code of Laws

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An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

29
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King Nebuchadnezzar built this famous wonder of the ancient world. What was it?

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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

30
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Who was captured and taken back to Babylon as slaves after the Babylonian Captivity?

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Israelites/Hebrews/Jews

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What were the Lion Kings of Assyria like?

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Brutal, war-like kings

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What civilization was the #1 power in the world, wealthy, with a marvelous army and unit of “immortals”

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Persians

33
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What did most people do for a living during this era

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Farmers

34
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3 unique features of the Nile river

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  1. Longest river in the world 2. Runs south to north 3. Predictable yearly flooding
35
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Was Tigris and Euphrates as easy to work with for the Sumerians as Nile was for Egyptians

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T&E were unpredictable, they flooded and destroyed property and crops. Nile much more mild and floods were predictable

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What did the Rosetta Stone allow historians to do

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Translate Egyptian hieroglyphics into modern language

37
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Which boy-kings tomb did archaeologists Carter find?

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King Tut

38
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First pharaoh to unite upper and lower Egypt

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Menes

39
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1st woman to serve as pharaoh

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Hatshepsut.. dressed as a man and was prob murdered by her step son

40
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Why was mummification so important to ancient Egyptians

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They believed their spirit of Ka, needed a well preserved body to return to in the afterlife

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What impact did natural barriers have on Egyptians

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Gave protection against invaders

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3 key contributions made by Egyptians.

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Building projects, medicine and human anatomy, 365 day calendar, knowledge of science

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What did Persian king , Cyrus the Great, do for the Israelites?

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They were slaves in Babylon, and he set them free so that they could return home to Israel to re-build Solomons temple

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Who claimed that there was only one God, Yahweh

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Abraham, the Hebrews/Jews

45
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Which religion holds the Torah and Talmud as their sacred, holy texts?

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Hebrews or Jews

46
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3 religions that came from Abraham

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Judaism Islam Christian

47
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Who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and known as “Lawgiver” because he had the 10 commandments

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Moses

48
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What impact did the Code of Hammurabi and the 10 commandments/Laws of Moses, have on American legal traditions?

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1) in USA, we have “Due Process” - certain procedures have to be followed 2). Our laws are codifies and written down which establishes legal precedence 3) Witnesses are still called in American court rooms, and most people take an 4) oath or promise to tell the truth, “so help them God”

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