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21 Cards in this Set
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In the eastern part of the Fertile Crescent,the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow ______ of the Persian Gulf.
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southeast
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Who was the first group of people in history to form a civilization?
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It was the Sumerians
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What five key characteristics set Sumer apart from earlier human societies?
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1.advanced cities
2.specialized workers 3.complex institutions 4.record keeping 5.advanced technology |
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Sumer's earliest governments were controlled by what?
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temple priests
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This process of a new idea or a product spreading from one culture to another is called?
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cultural diffusion
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What is it called to belive in more than one God?
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polytheism
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Some of the richest accounts of Mesopotamian myths and legends appear in a long poem called?
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Epic of Gilgamesh
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What did the Sumerians invent?
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The wheel,sail and the plow.
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What was the Sumerians building techniques including the use of what?
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mud,bricks, and mortar
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What is the Sumerians architectural innovations?
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They are arches,columns,ramps,and the pyramid-shaped design
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An______ brings together several peopls,nasions,or previously independent states under the control of one ruler.
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empire
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How long did Sargon's dynasty last?
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200 years
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How many miles does the Nile River flow northward making it the longest river in the world?
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over 4,100 miles
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Who was the powerful God of the dead?
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Osiris
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What is it called when the Egyptians preserved a dead person's body?
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mummification
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The chariot-riders were the Hyksos witch meant what?
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The rulers of the uplands
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What are the name's of the interior of a pyramid?
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1.King's chamber
2.Air shaft 3.Grand gallery 4.Queen's chamber 5.Ascending passage 6.Escape passage 7.Unfinished chamber's |
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What was the most important gods that the Egyptians believed in?
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Ra,the sun of god,and Horus,the god of light.
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What was the name of the most important goddess?
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Isis
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Egyptians worshiped more than____ gods and goddess.
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2,000
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What was the name of the writing system that the Egyptian's used?
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hierogylyphics
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