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Wild Plants
Hunter-gatherers survived on
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Cave Walls
Early humans drew pictures on
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Irrigation and terracing
Some early advances in farming included
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Agricultural revolution
The shift from food gathering to food production was called the
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surplus
When farmers grew more than they needed it was a
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Water
Early farming communities needed to have a source of
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sheep and goats
The animals that people first domesticated included
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Specialization
Surpluses led directly to
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Tools
Before any other developments, people invented
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Specialization
Pottery-making is a type of
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Order
The main job of early governments was to maintain
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Mesopotamia
What name have historians given to the land that lies between the Tigris and Euphrates river?
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To keep business records
For what initial purpose did the Sumerians develop the world's first writing system?
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They protected people from troubles and dangers
What role did the Gods play in Sumerian society?
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The wheel
What common item of life today was invented by the ancient Sumerians?
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as a place for religious services
What was the main purpose of a Ziggurat?
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The Akkadians
Which people created the world's first empire?
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Hammurabi
What ruler created a set of written laws to help him rule his empire?
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The Fertile Crescent
What name do geographers give to a region of rich soil that stretches between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea?
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they fought with iron weapons
why were the assyrians so successful in defeating armies that opposed them
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the assyrians
which culture showed the least tolerance for the rights of other people within its empire
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The Assyrians
which people did the Chaldeans conquer in creating their empire?
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they forced the peoples they conquered to pay tribute
what practice did Persian and Assyrian rulers share?
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The Persians allowed other peoples more freedoms than earlier conquerors did
Why were there fewer revolts in the Persian Empire than in most of the regions earlier empires?
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Susa and Sardis
The Royal Road ran between what two cities?
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