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what is polytheism?
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it is the beleif of more than one god.
{ the sumerians had over 3,000 and prayed to four main ones} |
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what is the job of an archeaologist?
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a person who tries to discover or unearth the past
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what are artifacts?
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an object made by humans that archeaologists try to find
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Where is the fertile cresent?
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it is around mesopotamia
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What were the four conditions ?
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- random floods
- rich soil -ingenious people -plain; barren |
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what is a pictograph? what is cueniform?
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pictograph- one of the fist forms of writing that was drawn to tell a story
cueniform- a later form of writing made of triangle like patterns to write letters and storys |
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What is a surplus?
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a large amount of something; too much; {if you have a surplus of blue berrys you dont need all of them}
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What is irrigation?
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the act of supplying dry places with water by using canals; ditches, pipes, and streams
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What is a ziggurat?
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a temple in acient mesopatamia where people pray to one god or goddess
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What is a city-state?
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a self governing place made up of a city and surrounding citys
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What is a civilization and what are its five components?
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a complex society with the five components
- stable food supply - specialization of jobs - a government - social groups -and highly dveloped culture {EX: art religion ect... |
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what is an artisan and what does he\she do?
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an arisan is a person who specializes in art{EX: bronze sculpter: black smith: butcher}
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Who was Hammurabi and what dd he do?
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hammurabi was a king who made the first laws. they were harsh { ex: if a boy slaps his father, his hand should be cut off}
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What is an epic?
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a long story written in poem form
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what is a plateau? what is a plain?
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plateau- an elevated peice of flat land
plain- a peice of flat land |
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what is a nomad?
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a peson who travels and never stays in one place
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what did a scribe do?
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he\she wrote important messages for the king or queen { someone important } to send to other people
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