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What Religion did the Hebrews create? |
Jewish |
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Where is the fertile crescent located? |
Stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Also on the Tigres and Eupraties river. |
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Does the ruler that has absolute power have to follow the rules? |
no they do not they have higher power than everyone. |
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What do the following resources mean: Human Natural Capital |
Human: specialized jobs Natural: items from nature Capital: man made tools |
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Describe Hammurabi's laws. |
Harsh, mean, not equal. Also they protect the weak. |
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What does polytheistic mean? |
Believes in more than one god examples: Sumarians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, New Babylonians (Chaldeans), and the Persains. |
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What does monotheistic mean? |
Believes in only one God example: Hebrews. |
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What was a writing system used? |
Cuneiform writing=pictographs |
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What is a monarchy? |
The government positions in the state. Born into the crown. |
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What did Mesopotamians base there economy on? |
Agriculture and trade. |
