Skills
Secondary
What does R in GRAPES stand for?
Religion
What type of society hunted and gathered for food?
Hunter-gatherer society
What does 'Mesopotamia' mean?
Land between two rivers
Meso - Middle
Potamia - Rivers
What does a CEE stand for?
Claim, evidence, explanation
What is an example of a primary source?
autobiography
speech
interview
What does irrigation mean?
Supply of water to crops
What does agriculture mean?
farming
Why was Mesopotamia good for farming?
The location between the two rivers created fertile soil.
Claims do not have which word?
Because
What is the difference between a primary source and secondary source?
Primary sources is something/someone that was physically there while a secondary source is something/someone that gathered information from someone/something else.
What is a city-state?
an independent city and its surrounding territories
What is one farming technology invented during the Agricultural Revolution?
Plow
irrigation
What inventions came out of Mesopotamia?
1.) levees
2.) Plow
3.) Calendar
Should claims have supporting arguments?
No
Political, physical and thematic
What is an epic?
a very long poem that tells a story
Why did early human civilizations choose to settle around water? Give at least 2 reasons.
1. Trade
2. Water crops
3. Drinking water (humans and animals)
4. Clean things (shower, wash food)
Fill in the blank! Mesopotamia is a historic region, primarily located in modern day _________.
Iraq
Which is a stronger claim?
A. Cats are better than dogs.
B. Cats are better than dogs because they offer more health benefits.
A. Cats are better than dogs.
Hammurabi ruled from 1792-1750 BCE. How long did Hammurabi rule?
42 years
What word means "professional writer"
scribe
Hunter-gatherers relied on food they could hunt of find growing in the wild. Which word means to move around in search of food?
nomad
Name the two rivers Mesopotamia resides within.
Tigris and Euphrates.
Which is a stronger thesis?
A. Strawberry ice-cream is the best flavor because I said so.
B. Strawberry ice-cream is the best flavor because it contains fruit.
B. Strawberry ice-cream is the best flavor because it contains fruit.