society organized
social groups
map
trade
writing
100
what surrounded there city?
a protective wall
100
who was the chief of the city and neighboring villages?
the king
100
where is A located?
Africa
100
mesopotamian merchants traveled very long distances to trade ?
agricultural surpluses for products that did not exist in Mesopotamia
100
around what time did people start writing?
3500 BC
200
these cities were built near?
cultivated land
200
what are elite?
high priests, army commanders and rich merchants
200
where is B located?
Europe
200
what do you think writing brought to trade?
so they can keep track of what they all sold
200
why did they write/draw on moist clay tables?
so once the clay dried , the writing/drawings remanded
300
what kind of walls did they have?
they had the higher wall , lower wall and the city wall
300
what are peasants?
they are people that had to give part of their harvest to the king
300
where is C located?
Asia
300
what are things they traded?
copper,lead,sliver,iron,tin,gold,bronze and steal
300
they became symbols that represented?
sounds
400
how many cities did Mesopotamia have?
approximately ten major cities
400
what are slaves?
they are prisoners of war, they received no wages for their work, they had no rights
400
where is D located?
Asia
400
they traded with?
Hittites, Canaanites and people from zagros mountains
400
not all were able to read and write only a group of them could and they were called ?
" scribes"
500
was there towns all over the place or in ascertain spot?
it was in ascertain spot like the temple was up high looking down on the town
500
who is the second from the bottom from the pyramid?
the "elite"
500
are all the places close to each other or far?
they were far so they would have people to travel and do tradings for them because it toke a while
500
what did the solders used to protect there goods from?
potential robbers
500
does writing still play the same role?
yes people use writing to keep track of stuff they need or sold still
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