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17 Cards in this Set
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Villages grow into Cities
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domesticated animals became common
hoes, sickles, and plow sticks= easier farming technology = control natural environment --> more food= larger population |
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Economic Changes
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-Elaborate irrigation systems
-Crafts People -Traders had more goods to exchange |
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Social Changes
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-Social Classes with varying wealth, power, and influence
-More Organized Religion |
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Civilization
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a form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced technology
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Specialization
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Development of skills in a specific kind of work
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Artisans
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Skilled workers who make goods by hand
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Institution
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A long lasting pattern of organization in a community
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Scribes
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Professional record keepers
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Cuneiform
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System of writing invented by Sumerian Scribes; wedge shaped
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Bronze Age
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People began using bronze, rather than copper and stone, to fashion tools and weapons
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Leonard Woolley
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-English archaeologist
-found that in 3000BC Ur was a flourishing urban civilization |
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Ur Flourishes
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-Well defined social classes
-Rulers, and priests/priestesses wielded great power -wealthy merchants profited from foreign trade -Artists and Artisans created lavish jewelry, musical instruments, and gold daggers |
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Barter
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the way of trading goods and services without money
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Ziggurat
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Pyramid shaped monument in the city of Ur
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Mountain of God
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Outside the Mud Brick walls
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-Ox driven plows for fields
-irrigation ditches -workers use stone hoes to widen ditches |
Agricultural Economy
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Inside the Wall Surrounding Ur
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-Windowless, one story, boxlike houses packed tightly along the street
-Wealthy families live in 2story houses with an inner courtyard -Artisans work in their shops -Metal workers make bronze -Potter makes bowls |
Life in the City
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Advanced Technology
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the wheel, the plow, and the sailboat were common.
bronze weapons and body armor gave Sumerians a military advantage |
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