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The Sumerians were polytheistic. True or False?
True
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Define Delta
Triangular area of marchland formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of some rivers.
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Define Cuneiform
Wedge-shaped writing of the ancient Sumerians
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Define Codify
arrange and set down in writing
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Define Ethics And is everyone going to use the study guides next time?
moral standards of behavior And Hopefully
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The Egyptians built the pyramids as tombs for the Pharaohs. True or False?
True
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Define Decipher
To decode, to figure out the meaning
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A system in which one set of goods or services is exchanged for another is what?
What is Barter Economy
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A governor of a provinace in the Persian Empire was called?
What is Satrap
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the scattering of people is called?
What is Dispora
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Mesopotamia is another name for the Fertile Crescent. True or False?
True
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Vizier is a Chief Minister who did what, where?
who supervised the business of government in ancient Egypt
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What is Diaspora?
The scattering of people, in section 5 this was particular to the Israelites
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To arrange and set down is writing is to...
Codify. This is what Hammurabi did when he brought the laws togeather and created what we know as Hammurabi's Code.
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What was an achievement in each Kingdom? (Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom)
Old Kingdom: Created strong, centralized state, built pyramids __ Middle Kingdom: Organized Nile drainage project, conquered part of Nubia __ New Kingdom: Expanded Egypt's borders to the Euphrates
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The Rosetta Stone was deciphered by Ramses II. True or False?
False was deciphered by Jean Champollin
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Define Hieroglyphics
form of picture writing developed by the ancient Egyptians.
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Define Money Economy
A system by which goods or services are paid for through the exchange of a token of agreed value
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Name 3 Egyptian Gods/Goddesses.
Possible answers: Amon-Re, Osiris, Isis, Baset, Horus, Aton, Anubis
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Give two examples of how the Nile shaped ancient Egypt.
Water and silt supported farming -> civilization __ the Nile expanded trade, transportation, and communication
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The Nile flows from Lower Egypt to Upper Egypt. True or False?
False
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Pyramid-temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of an ancient Sumerian City-state is a(n)?
What is Ziggurat.
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Belief in one god is...
Monotheistic
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A branch of law that deals with offenses against others, such as robbery, assault or murder is... and the other is....
Criminal Law and the other is Civil Law
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How did geography influence the city-states of Sumer?
Fertile land attracted farmers, and the harsh floods forced farmers to cooperate and form city-states with strong governments and leaders with specific duties.