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14 Cards in this Set
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- southernmost tip. - high degree of cooperation. - desire great things. - not contented with basic needs. |
Sumerian Civilization |
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- first writing system. - system that utilizes word pictures and triangular symbols which are carved on clay using wedge instruments and left to try. - keep record of things with great historical value. |
Cuneiform |
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- first true city in the world. - materials: mud and clay from river, bricks (for houses and walls that prevented wild animals and neighboring raiders from entering). - most important cities (at one time, the most important) in ancient Mesopotamia |
Uruk City |
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mountain of god |
Ziggurat |
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- materials: sun-baked bricks. - sacred place of their chief god. - only priests are allowed to enter. - built the same manner that they constructed the City of Uruk. |
The Great Ziggurat of Ur |
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a term that is given ancient non-Semitic-speaking inhabitants of Mesopotamia by the East Semitic-speaking Akkadians. |
Sumerian |
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- bring water to the farmlands (in the mountains). - control flooding of the rivers. - world's most beneficial engineering works. - enjoyed year-long farming and harvesting. |
Irrigation and Dikes |
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used to carry large quantities of products and cover large distances. |
Boats |
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used to discover faraway lands since population is increasing, accomodate more people and products. |
Sailboats |
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- invented only at this time since metal tools are already present. - mass production was easier: mill grains with less effort and time. |
Wheels |
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- used to dig on the ground on a faster pace where seed would be planted. - cultivate large parcels of land faster. |
Plow |
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-used to facilitate faster and easier travel. |
Roads |
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- an area of fertile land. - crescent moon-like shape and for being a fertile land. |
The Fertile Crescent |
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an archaeologist who popularized the term Fertile Crescent. |
James Henry Breasted |
