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civilization
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Civilization is the way of life of a group of people or a nation. Civilization includes the art, science, economy, and government of a people.
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fertile
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Fertile land is good for growing crops.
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domesticate
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To domesticate means to tame wild animals so that they can be used by people.
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cuneiform
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Cuneiform is a form of writing that was used in Mesopotamia.
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irrigate
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Irrigate means to bring water to dry land, usually by ditches and canals, so that crops will grow.
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temple
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A temple is a building where people pray to a god or gods.
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ziggurat
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A ziggurant was the temple at the middle of a Sumerian city.
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conquered
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To conquer means to defeat or to win. The Babylonians conquered the Sumerians.
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drought
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A drought is a long period of time without rain.
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slave
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A slave is a person who is owned by another person.
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monotheism
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Monotheism is the belief of one god.
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Judaism
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Judaism is the religion of the Jews.
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Exodus
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The Exodus occurred when Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt. Exodus means "departure".
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pharaoh
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A pharaoh was a king or queen of ancient Egypt.
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mummification
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Mummification was the way the Egyptians protected a dead body. They put chemicals on the body and wrapped it in cloth. Finally they covered the wrapped body in a mixture like tar.
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tomb
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A tomb is a place or building where the dead are buried.
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pyramids
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A pyramid is a stone building with four sides that are shaped like triangles. The Egyptians used pyramids as tombs.
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papyrus
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Papyrus is a kind of paper made by the ancient Egyptians from plants growing along the Nile river.
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hieroglyphics
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Hieroglyphics, or picture writing, was the writing system used by the ancient Egyptians.
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distance scale
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A distance scale is used to compare a distance on a map to a distance on Earth.
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dynasty
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A dynasty is a family who rules over a land. A dynasty takes place over many years and generations.
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caste
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A caste is a group that does the same type of work. The Aryans in India divided people into castes. People were born into castes.
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archaeology
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Archaeology is the study of people from long ago.
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archaeologists
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Archaeologists study artifacts and other things to learn how humans lived long ago.
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artifacts
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Artifacts are objects made and left by people who lived long ago.
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Hinduism
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Hinduism is a religion followed by many people in India.
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savannah
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A savannah is a grassy plain with few or no trees.
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caravan
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A caravan is a group of people and animals that travel together.
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sculpture
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Sculpture is the art of using wood, stone, metal or clay to make forms such as statues.
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The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia are:
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The Tigris
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The person who lead the Hebres out of slavery in Egypt was
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Moses
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The ruler of Egypt was called the
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pharaoh
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An ancient city on the Indus River in India was called
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Mohenjo-Daro
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A great Chinese teacher was named
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Confucius
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The city of Meroe was the capital of
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Kush
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The ancient land of Mesopotamia is also called
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the Fertile Crescent
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Name the 5 steps to developing a civilization.
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1. People learned how to grow crops.
2) People built permanent homes. 3) People began to develop technology. 4) People made intellectual achievements. 5) People began to create laws and rules to help them live together. |
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The form of writing that the Sumerian people developed was known as
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cuneiform
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Hammurabi's laws helped the ________________ live together ____________________.
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Babylonians
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The Exodus was
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the trip the Hebrews made from Egypt to Canaan.
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The Ten Commandments were __________ the ___________ followed.
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laws
Hebrews |
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The Nile River valley was similar to the lands of the Fertile Cresent because _______________.
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the land was fertile
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The pharaoh made ____________ for all the people in __________.
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laws
Egypt |
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Egyptians believed that after death people
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would live again.
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The pyramids were _____________ for the Egyptian ____________.
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tombs
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Egyptians contributions to civilization included a kind of ______________, a written ___________, and a ___________.
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paper
language calendar |
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The Egyptian system of writing is called _____________________.
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hieroglyphics
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Where did Indian civilization begin?
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the Indus River valley
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Chinese civilization began in _____________.
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the Huang He valley
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One important belief of Hinduism is that people are _________ ____________ after they die.
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born again
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The highest caste in Indian society included _____________.
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priests
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Chinese writing has ______________ of characters.
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thousands
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Confucius thought that people must _____________ and ____________ one another.
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honor
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Archaeologists know that people lived in the Sahara thousands of years ago because __________________.
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cave paintings have been found in the Sahara
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The people of Kush tamed animals to ___________________.
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carry tools and gold to far away places
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Asian traders came to Axum to trade for ___________and _________.
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gold and ivory
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The people of Ghana traded gold for __________.
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salt
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In a caravan people travel together with ____________.
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animals
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Under Mansa Musa, the kingdom of Mali became a center for _____________.
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learning
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