What were two of Hammurabi's main accomplishments?
The creation of the Babylonian Empire and his code of law
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What group of people developed a way of making iron stronger?
the Assyrians
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What is an artifact?
weapons, tools, and other things made by humans
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What is an empire?
group of territories or nations under a single ruler or government
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Where is Jericho?
in the West Bank between what are now Israel and Jordan
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What was the climate/geography of Mesopotamia like?
Mesopotamia was called the fertile crescent due to the fertile land created by the flooding rivers. There was a hot, dry climate and unpredictable flooding in the spring
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Why were the Assyrians considered brutal and cruel warriors?
They punished anyone who resisted their rule, drove people from their lands, and made settlers pay high taxes
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What is irrigation?
a method of bringing water to crops
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What is an anthropologist?
a scientist who studies the physical characteristics and cultures of humans
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Why was Jericho important?
It is the one of the oldest known Neolithic communities
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Where is Babylon?
by the Euphrates River
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Who were most Chaldeans descendants of?
Babylonian people
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What is a historian?
a person who studies and writes about the human past
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What is an artisan?
a skilled craftsperson
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How did people survive during the Ice Age?
Fire was incredibly important. People also had to change their diets, build sturdier shelters, and use animal furs to make warm clothing.
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What were the three social classes in Sumer and who was in each class?
upper class: kings, priests, and government officials. middle class: artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers. lower class: enslaved people
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Why were the Hanging Gardens built?
Nebuchadnezzar wanted to please his wife, who missed the mountains and plants of her homeland
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What is bronze? (How is it made?)
a hard and long lasting metal made by mixing copper and tin
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What is a caravan?
a group of traveling merchants and animals
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What were Neolithic homes made of?
mud bricks
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Which land is known as the "cradle of civilization" and why?
Mesopotamia; because some of the earliest known civilizations arose there and their accomplishments had a great effect on world history
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Who eventually conquered the Chaldeans?
Persians
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What is the Sumerian system of writing called?
cuneiform
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What is an epic?
a long poem that tells about legendary or heroic deeds