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civilization
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a society marked by developed arts, sciences government, and social structure
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Social Structure
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The way a civilization is organized
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Technology
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The use of tools and other inventions for practical purposes
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Merchant
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A person who makes money by selling goods
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Artisan
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A craftsperson
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Scribe
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A person who writes
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Ziggurat
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An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower with outside staircases and a shrine at the top
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Cuneiform
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Writing that uses wedge- shaped characters
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Pictograph
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A symbol that stands for an object
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Culture
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A characteristic of civilization that includes the beliefs and behaviors of a society or a group of people
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Mesopotamia
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In ancient times, the geographic area located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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Tigris River
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One of the two largest rivers in Southwest Asia that flow from the mountains in Turkey to Persian Gulf
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Euphrates River
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One of the two largest river in Southwest Asia tthat flow from mountains Turkey to the Persian Gulf
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Sumer
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An area in southern Mesopotamia, where cities first appeared
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Irrigation
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A means of supplying land with water
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Silt
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Fine particles of rock
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City/State
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An early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government
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Fertile Crescent
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An arc-shaped region in southwest Asia, with rich soil
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Resource
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Something that can be used to fulfill a need
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Who did the Akkadians Empire conquer?@
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The Akkadians conquer sumer
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What part of Mesopotamia did the Akkadians come from?@
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Akkadians came from northern Mesopotamia
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Who led the Akkadians in their attack?@
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Sargon was the grist ruler of the Akkadian empire
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How did the first king of the Akkadians build his empire?@
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Akkadian build his empire through effective milltary strategies
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How did he teach his soldiers to fight?@
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They teach there soldiers to fight with tight formations
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Sargon gained control of Mesopotamia city?@
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Sargon gained up Mesopotamia city
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What was the Akkadians greatest achievement?@
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Akkadians was created the world's first empire
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How many years did Sargon rule the Akkadian Empire?@
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They ruled for 56 years
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What city was the capital of the Akkadian Empire?@
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The city was called Agade
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What kind of writing did the Akkadian uses?@
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They wrote in cuneiform writing
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What are two examples of the Akkadian cultural achievements?@
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The two achievement 3 dimensionel sculptures and language
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Who was Sargon's grandson?@
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Sargon's grandson iskind Naram sim who leads the victorious army
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Why did later kings fin it difficult to rule the Akkadian Empire?@
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It was getting to big to rule
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How long did the Akkadian Empire rule before it fell to invaders from the north?@
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They ruled for 200 years
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What happened to Sumer after the fall of the Akkadians?@
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Sumer was once again of city- state
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Who was the next ruler to unite all of Mesopotamia?@
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The next ruler is Hammurabi
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What empire was Hammurabi the ruler of?@
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The Hammurabi was the king of babylon
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What is Hammurabi best know for?@
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Hammurabi was best know for code of laws
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What was Hammurabi's code used for?@
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Hammurabi's code used for to unify his empire and to preserve order
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How did Hammurabi claim to come up with the laws?@
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The Hammurabi claimed that the gods had told him to create laws that applied to everyone in the empire
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Hammurabi's code of laws was first set of laws that applied to ...?@
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Hammurabi's code was the first set laws to apply to everyone
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In paragraph on is section 6.5, what three things did Hammurabi do?@
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The three things that they did are trade, art and historical poems
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How did Hammurabi ensure that land in his empire remained fertile and provided plenty of?@ food
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Hammurabi were careful to maintain irrigation system properly
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Why was Babylon an important for trade?@
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Because the city of Babylon was on the banks of the Euphrates river
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What did Babylonians trade?@
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The Babylonians traded grain, woven cloth for wood, gold, silver, percious gems, and livestock
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Where did the artisans get their materials from?@
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The Babylonians artisans used materials from distant lands
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What rights did slaves have in Babylonian?@
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The slaves could keep their wages, own property and could buy their freedom
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What rights did women have in Babylonians, and how did this compare to other ancient?@ societies
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Women could own property and keep their money. This was more right than other ancient societies
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After Babylonian the next warlike people to have an empire in Mesopotamia were?@
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The Assyrians was the next warlike
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Where was Assyria in proximity to Babylonian?@
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Assyria was north of them
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What Babylonians leader once conquered the Assyrians?@
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Hammurabi conquered Babylonians
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When did the Assyrians take power again?@
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In 900 B.C.E. they take power again
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What were the Assyrians feared for?@
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Assyrians was feared for their military might and their cruelty
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What were the Assyrians greatest achievements?
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The greatest achievement were their new weapons and their war strategies
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What weapon/ tool were the Assyrians the first to use when attacking cities?@
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They use siege warfare
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How did the Assyrians get over walls of cities they were conquering them?@
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They use moving stairs
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What is the 1 civilization/ Empire?
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Sumer
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What is the 2 civilization/ Empire?
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Akkadian Empire
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What is the 3 civilization/ Empire?
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Babylonian Empire
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What is the 4 civilization/ Empire?
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Assyrian Empire
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What is the 5 civilization/ Empire?
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Neo- Babylonian Empire
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What are the seven characteristics of a civilization?
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The seven characteristics are stable food supply, social structure, system of government, highly developed way of life, advances in technology, highly developed written language
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What was the social structure of sumer?
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The levels are top level, middle level and bottom level
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Who led the government in Sumer, and how were they chosen?
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They had Kings. The Gods choose them
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Why wasn't Sumer classified as an empire?
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Because they were independent city- state (small country)
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What did Sumerian city- state fight over?
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They were flighting over water and land
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Why was it difficult to live in Mesopotamia?
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Because it floaded, hot and dry
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How did the development of agriculture change daily life in the early Humans?
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No longer have to travel looking for food they can stay in one place
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Who did Hammurabi's code apply to, and was everyone treated equally according to the code?
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It apply to everyone. No saves did not have many right
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What were two of the Assyrians new ways of attacking cities
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Assyrians use there new weapons and their war strategies
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How did Nebuchadnezzar keep his capital city, Babylon, safe?
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They build a inner and outer wall around the city. The archers can stand on the wall. The two chariots could pass each other on top of them. A moat is dig and filled with water around the outer wall
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What were Sumer greatest achievements/ invention?
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irrigation system, writing, wheel, arches, plow
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What were Akkadian Empire greatest achievements/ invention?
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1 empire in the world, own language
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What were Babylonian Empire greatest achievements/ invention?
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code of laws
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What were Assyrian Empire greatest achievements/ invention?
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Weapons, moving stairs, iron, battering, rams, pretty palaces, horse in battle, siege
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What were Neo- Babylonian Empire greatest achievements/ invention?
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Hanging Gardens, sundial, math, astronomy
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Who did the babylonian Empire conquer?
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Babylonian Empire conquer Akkadians
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Who did the Assyrian Empire conquer?
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Assyrian empire conquer Babylonian
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Who did the Neo- Babylonian Empire conquer?
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Neo- Babylonian Empire conquer Assyrians
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