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39 Cards in this Set
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A centralized society with developed forms of religion, ways of governing and learning
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Civilization
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The skills and knowledge to make products or meet goals
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technology
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a huge mud-brick temple built in Mesopotamia
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ziggurat
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an organized system that groups use to make laws and decisions
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government
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a city or village and the farmlands around it
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city-state
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a government where one person has complet right to rule in peace time or lead soldiers in times of war
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monarchy
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the right to rule
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authority
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extra supply
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surplus
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people who bought and sold goods for a living
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merchant
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groups with different levels of importance
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social class
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a person who wrote things for others
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scribe
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new ways of doing things
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innovation
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to take over
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conquer
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a conquered land of many people and places governed by one ruler
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empire
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ruler of an empire
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emperor
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a system where people are required to pay taxes to support the government
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taxation
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a collection of laws compiled by the Babylonian leader Hammurabi
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Code of Hammurabi
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fair treatment under the law
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equal justice
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belief in one God
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monotheism
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a special agreement
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covenant
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a set of laws for responsible behavior
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Ten Commandments
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the religion of the Jewish people
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Judaism
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the first five books of the Bible (five books of Moses)
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Torah
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a settlement separate from, but under the control of, a home country
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colony
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spreading new ideas to other places
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cultural diffusion
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the exchange of one good or service for another
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barter
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an economic system based on the use of money rather than on barter
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money economy
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What was the importance of dikes and canals?
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Dikes held back flooding rivers.Canals carried extra water back to rivers after floods. They allowed Sumerians to carry out successful agriculture and build cities.
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What was the impact of a food surplus in Sumer?
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People could spend their working hours doing other things than farm or look for food and a complex division of labor began.
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What was the importance of Hammurabi?
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He developed laws in the code of Hammurabi, introduced the idea of equal justice under the law, and reunited most of Mesopotamia.
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Why was Abraham important?
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Abraham led his people to Canaan where he said god made a covenant. Abraham said that this covenant promised his decendants the land of Canaan as a homeland.
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What was the impact of coined money?
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Coined money allowed traders to set prices for various kinds of goods and services and develop a money economy instead of relying on barter.
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What was the impact of the Phonician alphabet?
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The PHonician alphabet made writing easier, and helped them to record trade agreements and draw up bills. The alphabet spread quickly because the Phonicians had colonies
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cunieform
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wedged shaped symbols developed by
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Mesopotamia
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Area between the Tigis and Euphrates river where civilization began
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Moses
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leader of the Isrealites who led his people out of Egypt after being give 10 commandments by god
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Phoenicians
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people who occupied the northern section of the fertile crescent
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Sargon
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first known conqueror in Mesopotamia who ruled for 55 years
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agriculture
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the raising of domesticated plants and animals. led to people settling in one place
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