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10 Cards in this Set
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what does Mesopotamia mean? |
Between 2 rivers |
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what was sumer's environment? |
Low and flat/little rain |
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Why did rivers flood? |
Snow melted in mountains |
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Why did they create dams and reservoirs? |
To store water for later use |
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Why did villages rely on each other? |
To keep water system running |
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Time frame |
2 million years ago - 8000 bce 8000 bce-3000 bce |
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Food supply |
hunted farmed (helped with stable food supply) |
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Tools |
stones metal |
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Appearance |
did not care about way they looked Cared about beauty |
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living |
Nomads only trades found out how others lived |
