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When did the first civilization develop?
And where?
3000 B.C
River valleys of Mesopotamia
How where social classes formed?
It depended on their occupation/work
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between the rvers
What two rivers began the civilization?
Tigris and Euphrates
When did people first settle in Mesopotamia?
7000 B.C
Who were the first settlers
Hunters and Herders
How where floods helpful?
Provided better soil
What is irrigation?
A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes and streams
What did people become instead of farmers?
Artisans, skilled workers and making cloth, pottery, tools and weapons.
And where?
3000 B.C
Sumer
Why did wars start?
To win glory or territory
Why was it hard to travel and communicate with others?
They were surrounded by mudflats, patches and deserts
What is a surplus?
An amount that is left over after a need has been met
What was the middle class made up of?
merchants,farmers fishers and artisans
What crops did people grow?
Wheat, barley and dates
What does cuneiform mean?
A system of writing
True of false: Sumerians studied mathematics and astronomy,used geometry, used divison, made the calendar and clock?
True
What is a ziggurat?
A pyramid shaped structure with a temple on top/ Rise high
What does scribe mean?
A person who copies or writes documents
What is an epic?
A long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
What was the lower class made of?
prisoners, slaves
What did people trade?
Wheat barley, timber, tools, minerals and metal
what is polytheism?
a belief of more than one god.
What is the upper class made of?
royalty, priests, warriors and government officials
True or false: People became artists and painted in caves
True