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early weapon, tool, or other thing made by humans

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artifact

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studies human society

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anthropologist

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preserved remains of plants and animals

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fossil

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hunts for evidence of human settlements

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archaeologist

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person who moves from place to place regularly, usually within a group of people

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nomad

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Greek for "Land between the Rivers"

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Mesopotamia

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complex societies that have organized government, culture, and writing

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Civilization

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a method that brings water to crops

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irrigation

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has its own government, but is not part of any larger unit

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city-state

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a form of writing developed by the people of Sumer

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cuneiform

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a group of traveling merchants

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caravan

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Capital city of the Assyrian Empire

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Ninevah

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a political district

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province

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Chaldean King

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Nebuchadnezzar

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One who studies stars and planets

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Astronomer

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Hot and Dry

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What was Mesopotamia's climate like?

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skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery

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artisans

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Hammurabi

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Who wrote the legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

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People who study and write about the human past

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Historians

Question 20

The center of the Chaldean Empire

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Babylon

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Bronze

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Mixture of copper and tin

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Ice Ages

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Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth

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Middle Class

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Artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishermen make up this group

Question 24

Chaldeans

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Rebelled against the Assyrians

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War heroes

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The first kings were probably ______

Question 26

1. plow

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List 3 Sumerian inventions

Question 27

See image

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2. wheel

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See image

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3. Sailboat

Question 29

Taming an animal or plant for use by humans

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Domestication

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Kings and Priests

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Who were members of the upper class?

Question 31

Sargon

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Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

Question 32

Trade

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______ helped spread ideas around the world

Question 33

Assyrians

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These people built a great army to protect their lands form invasion

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Stone Age

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Historians call the early period of human history the _____

Question 35

fire

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The Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used _____

Question 36

tools

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One of the most important technologies used by the Paleolithic people was _____

Question 37

farming

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What revolutionary change took place during the Neolithic Age?

Question 38

Jericho & Catal Huyuk

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Name 2 well known Neolithic communities

Question 39

River valleys

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Where did the first civilizations begin because the conditions for farming were good?

Question 40

ziggurat

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What were Sumerian temples called?

Question 41

How to make iron stronger

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What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make its army strong?

Question 42

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

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The ______ in Babylon is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Question 43

Persian Gulf

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Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the _____

Question 44

7 day week

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The Chaldeans contributed the _____ to our modern day calendar

Question 45

the Persians

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Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 BC?

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