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What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
Land between two rivers
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Egyptian form of writing is called
hieroglyphics
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What is a hunter-gatherer?
A person who is constantly wandering searching for food to survive
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Founder of Judaism
Abraham
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What is a subcontinent?
India-because it is very large and attached to Asia with water on three sides
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What was the first writing system called?
cuneiform
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Why was the Nile River called the giver and taker of life?
It gave water to crops and it took lives by flooding/killing crops
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Why did early communities settle near rivers?
Rivers provided water, fertile soil, and transportation
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Founder of Buddhism
Siddartha Gautama
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Which two civilizations had a social class?
Egypt and India
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Who was Hammurabi?
Babylonian king who invented the first code of laws
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Name the 6 social classes of Ancient Egypt in order
Pharaoh Government Officials Priest Scribes Artisan Peasants
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Why was it dangerous to be a nomad?
You were constantly searching for food, had no shelter, and could be killed by animals
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Hindu sacred book
Vedas
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What is prehistory?
time before written language
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What is a city state?
Land with its own rulers and farmland
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How did Egypt benefit from the deserts surrounding the Nile River?
It protected them from invaders
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How did agriculture change the way people lived?
It allowed them to stay in one place, grow their own food, establish permanent communities
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Judaism's sacred book
Torah
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A century is a period of
100 years
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Name 3 Mesopotamian inventions.
irrigation system - levees/canals calendar plow wheel
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Name 3 pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
Hatshetpsut, Ramses, Kuhfu, King Tut, Cleopatra, etc
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Define IRRIGATION, DOMESTICATION and AGRICULTURE
Irrigation-system of getting water to plants Agriculture- raising of plants and animals Domestication-taming of plants and animals
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Which Hindu deity is believed to be the creator of the universe?
Brahma
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What do anthropologists study?
different cultural groups
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