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Dawn of Civilization
Agriculture & Growth
Geography
PERSIA
Hammurabi
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What was the job of a priest-king?
To manage both the government and religion.
100
What advantages did agriculture provide?
It allowed people to stay in one place and develop specialized jobs.
100
How did Mesopotamians adapt the environment to meet their needs?
They developed an irrigation system.
100
How does the Tapputi-Belatkallim tablet show economics?
Writing was developed to keep track of trade
100
What did Hammurabi do to bring everyone together?
He created a law code for everyone to follow
200
Why did Mesopotamians create a writing system?
To keep track of trade.
200
How did the development of agriculture and surplus food lead to specialization?
It freed time for people to learn new skills.
200
Why did people settle near the Tigris and Euphrates River?
It was a good source of fertile soil.
200
Which TWO signs of civilization are BEST represented in the stele of Hammurabi's Code?
Political & Religion
200
How was Hammurabi's Code beneficial to Mesopotamia civilization?
It created fairness in the law.
300
Why did Mesopotamian write on clay tablets?
Clay was the most available resource.
300
How did agriculture lead to population growth?
It provided a surplus of food.
300
Why did Neolithic people choose to settle near a good source of water and soil?
To support agriculture.
300
How does the Standard of Ur show the political element of civilization?
It shows a Priest-King
300
What does Hammurabi's laws tell us about the values of the people living at that time?
They valued punishments that fit the specific crime.
400
How did the Neolithic Revolution lead to the development of civilization?
It allowed for permanent settlements.
400
Why was it beneficial for people to trade?
To get the resources they didn't have.
400
Which physical feature of Mesopotamia BEST provided for the structure of civilization?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers provided fertile soil for agriculture.
400
What element of PERSIA is BEST represented in the following laws? "free men pay physicians five shekels," "slave pays two shekels ."
Social Structure
400
Per Hammurabi," if a man kills the goat of another man, ... (then)
his goat shall be killed
500
What are THREE reasons that best support the argument that bands in the Paleolithic Age did not fit the structure of a civilization?
They lacked: an established social structure, political structure, and economic structure.
500
How did specialization improve the lives of people?
It resulted in the development of more advanced innovations.
500
How can geography factor into where people settle?
People tend to settle near features that help them meet their basic needs.
500
How did the physical structure of a city-state show the social structure of society in Mesopotamia?
The highest social classes lived the closest to the ziggurat.
500
222. If he were a free man he shall pay three shekels. SHEKEL means....
Currency (money)