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What was the farming revolution
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Farming replaces hunting and gathering
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When did the farming revolution take place
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8000 BC
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What do historians call the early period of human history
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The stone age
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How were the Paleolithic people able to survive
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The discovery of fire
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Where did the 1st civilizations develop?
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River Valleys
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Give 4 reasons why they developed around this
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1. Created good farming conditions.
2. Provided fish and freshwater. 3. Travel was possible 4. Trade was possible |
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What is a ziggurat
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Grand temple
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Why were ziggurats built
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Honor the city's chief god
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What were artisans
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Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, and pottery
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What are scribes
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Record keepers
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Who would usually become scribes. Why?
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boys from wealthy families; record important events and keep track of business deals
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What were the Hanging Gardens?
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An immense staircase of greenery
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Where were the Hanging Gardens located?
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At the king's palace
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Babylon was able to become a major trade route because it was located between what?
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Mederitteranean sea and persian gulf
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What did the Chaldeans contribute to our modern day calendar?
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First to have a 7 day week.
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Describe the land and climate of Mesopotamia
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Hot, dry climate; river flooded in the spring leaving behind fertile soil; floods were not consistent
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Who was King Hammurabi?
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Babylonian king
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What was King Hammurabi famous for?
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Codes of law
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What was the Code of Hammurabi?
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Laws
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Why were the Code of Hammurabi important
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They influenced later laws of Greece and Rome
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What are historians
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People who write about the human past
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What is surplus and give an example
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More than is needed of product. Example: Pack of pencils
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If there is a surplus of a product what will happen to the price of the product
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It will decrease
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What is trade?
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Exchange of goods/services. Example: Can trade gold for oil.
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What does it mean to barter? Give an example of barter.
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Exchange of goods/services. Example: a hairdresser gives her mechanic 20 free haircuts to fix her brakes on her car.
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What is supply? Give an example
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How much of a good/product a company has. Example: Best Buy has 1000 televisions
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If the supply of a product is high the price will be?
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Low
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If supply of a product is low, the price will be?
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high
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What is demand? Give an example of demand.
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Whether or not consumers want to buy your goods/services. Example: Whether or not students want to buy a book from Barnes and Noble.
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If the demand of the product is high...the price will be
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High
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If the demand of hte product is low...the price will be
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low
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What are imports
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Goods brought in from another country
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What are exports
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Goods going out of your country to another country
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What are tariffs
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Tax on a good brought into a country from another country
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What was cuneiform
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Writing developed by Mesoptamians using wedge shaped marks on a clay tablet.
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What was the Bronze A"ge?
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A period in history when bronze weapons became widely used.
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What is Bronze?
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Bronze is a harder stronger metal
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Describe the ice Age
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A time when ice sheets covered parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. Fire was the key to survival during this time.
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What is a social class?
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A division of society based on jobs.
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Describe who is in each of the three social classes in Mesopotamia.
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1. Upper class: includes kings, priests, and government officials.
2. Middle class: includes artisans, middle class, farmers, and fishermen. 3. Lower class: includes slaves and those who worked in farms or temples. |
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What is a caravan?
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Groups of traveling merchants.
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Why would people travel in caravans
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To sell their wares (goods)
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What are archaeologists
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Scientists who study early human life through the study of artifacts and fossils.
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Make a list of at least 5 things the S"umerians invented.
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1. Irrigation.
2. Wagon wheel 3. plow 4. mathematics advances 5. sailboat 6. number system based on 60 7. 12 month calendar |
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What is domestication
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Tame plants or animals for human use
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What helped to spread ideas around the world
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Trade
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How did egyptians take advantage of the Niles' yearly spring flooding
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became successful farmers
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What was Egypt's form of government after 3,100 BC
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Narmer united the kingdoms; Egypt was ruled by dynasty.
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What is a social pyramid
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A division of society
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Describe who was in each of the classes of the social pyramid
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On top was the pharoah, next was the priest and nobles followed by traders, artisans, shop keepers, scribes, and farmers and herders. on the bottom were unskilled workers and slaves.
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Give 2 ways Mesopotamia and Egypt were the same
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1. Lived near rivers.
2. Farming and trade made up their economy. 3. Artisans made similar items. |
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What was the Book of Dead
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A collection of prayers and spells believed to help someone obtain life after death.
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What was the Book of Dead used for?
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Used to obtain life after death
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What was life like during the Middle Kingdom
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Egyptians gained more land. The arts blossomed. Literature and architechture thrived.
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When did Ahmose's reign begin?
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The New Kingdom 1500 BC
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What was Hatshepsut know for?
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Helped Egypt become wealthier from trade.
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What did Ramses II do during his reign
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Built many new temples
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Waht was the main reason for the decline and fall of hte Egyptian empire?
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Thehy had trouble keeping neighboring countries under their control.
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What Nubian Kingdom was formed when the stronger villages overtook the weaker ones
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Kerma
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Why was Napata a favorable location for trade?
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Was near the upper NIle where caravans crossed
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Kushite traders brough back cotton, textiles, and other goods in exchange for?
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iron products
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What did Menes, or Narmer do
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Unified Egypt
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What is a cataract? How did it protect Egypt?
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Wild rapids; they kept out possible invaders
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Describe the flooding of the Nile River
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Predictable, gentile, produced great soil for growing crops
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What type of crops were grown in ancient Egypt
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Wheat, barley, and flax
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Waht was the land around the Nile river delta known as?
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Lower Egypt
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What are tribute
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Forced payments
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What is a mummy?
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A wrapped body
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Describe the mummification process
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Organs were removed, natron or salt was applied to the body. after dying the body was filled with spices and perfume and then wrapped.
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What is a dynasty
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A line of rulers from the same family
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Why were the pharaohs mummified
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It was believed that a body was needed to make the journey to the afterlife
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Who was the chief Egyptian god
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Re
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Which pharaoh tried to start a monotheistic religion
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Ahkenaton
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What was the result of the flooding of hte NIle river
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Successful farming, irrigation developed along with the development of the shadoof
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How did Hatshepsut help Egypt's economy
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Becoming wealthy through trade
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What did hte Egyptians trade for
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Gold, ivory, ebony and incense
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What does BCE stand for
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Before common era
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What does CE stand for
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Common era
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What does AD stand for
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Anno domini or in the year of our lord.
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What does BC stand for
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Before Christ
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