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crazy
ugly
dumb
stupid
weird
100
early humans drew pictures on
cave walls
100
hunter gatherers survived on
wild plants
100
early farming communities needed to have a source of
water
100
the animals that people first domesticated included
sheep and goats
100
some early advances in farming included
irrigation and terracing
200
the shift from food gathering to food production was called the
agracultural revolution
200
when farmers grew more than they needed it was a
surplus
200
surplus led directly to
specialization
200
before any other developments, people invented
tools
200
pottery-making is a type of
specialization
300
the main job of early governments was to maintain
order
300
for what initial purpose did the sumerians develop the worlds first writing system
to keep business records
300
which people created the worlds first empire
the akkadians
300
why were the assyrians so successful in defeating armies that opposed them
they fought with iron weapon
300
which people did the chaldeans conquer in creating their empire
the assyrians
400
what name have historians given to the land that lies between the tigris and euphrates rivers
mesopotamia
400
what common item of life today was invented by the ancient sumerians
the wheel
400
the ruler created a set of written laws to help him rule his empire
hammurabi
400
which culture showed the least tolerance for the rights of other peoples within its empire
the assyrians
400
why were there fewer revolts in the persian empire than in most of the regions earlier empires
the persians allowed other people more freedoms than earlier conquerors did
500
what role did the gods play in sumerian society
they made people do things they did not want to do
500
what was the main purpose of a ziggurat
as a place for religious services
500
what name do geographers give to a region of rich soil that stretches between the persian gulf
the fertile crescent
500
what practice did persian and assyrian rulers share
they forced the people they conquered to pay tribute
500
the royal road ran between what two cities
Susa and sardis