Vocabulary
Define the following:
Migration
Immigration
Emigration
Migration- A form of relocation diffusion involving a permanent move to a new location
Immigration- Migration to a new location
Emigrating-Migration from a location to another locating
Where was Mesopotamia located?
It was located in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Eastern Mediterranean.
What are the three types of Kingdoms in Ancient Egypt?
-Old Kingdom
-Middle Kingdom
-New Kingdom
Who was the Akkadian Empire ruler?
Sargon The Great
What happened to the Indus Valley civilization?
No one really knows what happened but it is predicated that they were wither invaded or a natural disaster occurred.
Define the following:
Monotheism
Polytheism
-The belief of only having one god
-The belief of many gods
Who are the Sumerians?
They were the people of Southern Mesopotamia and their civilization started at 4100 BCE and ended at 1750 BCE.
What system of writing did the people of Egypt use?
They used Hieroglyphs as their form of communication.
What is the Second largest empire in Mesopotamia?
Hittites Empire
What's an egalitarian?
A principle that all people are equal and deserve equally rights and opportunities.
Define the following:
Cuneiform
Writing that uses a reed stylist to make markings on a clay tablet
What are the Mesopotamians know for inventing?
(Hint:Think about farming)
The irrigation system
Where was Ancient Egypt located?
In the North East corner of Africa and is surround by the Mediterranean sea.
What is another name for the Akkadian people?
Semitic people, this cause they spoke a semitic language.
Which kingdom where pyramids built?
The Old Kingdom
Define the following:
Assimilation vs. Acculturation
Assimilation- The process by which a groups cultural features are altered to resemble those of another group
Acculturation- The process of change in culture that results from the meeting of two groups each of which retains distinct cultural features
What is the Hammurabi code used for?
It punished public officials who failed in their duties or were corrupt, it also held builders responsible for their work.
What was the Nile River used for?
The Nile river was used for bathing, drinking, transportation and agriculture.
The Akkadian Empire relied on what system of ruling?
They relied on the system of tributaries, where a strong state ruled a weaker states by forcing them to pay taxes.
What is Basin irrigation?
Ditches used to collect flood water for irrigation.
Define the following:
City-state vs. Nation-state
-CityState is a sovereign state compromising a city and its immediately surrounding country side\
-NationState is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular nation
Define the following:
Satrap
The governor of the province responsible for collecting taxes, handling legal matter, and recruiting soldiers.
Who discovered King Tutu's tomb?
Howard Carter a British Archeologist
The Babylonian Empire was conquered and established by which king?
King Hammurabi of Babylon
What is Silt?
A solid dust like sediment made of rock and mineral that comes up after the over flow of rivers.