a person who copies or writes out documents; record keeper

Why did ancient civilizations settle near fresh water?

hunting, fish, fertile soil, plentiful water supply

supplies dry land with water using ditches, pipes, & streams

comes from Latin word meaning "wedge", was made up of about 1200 different characters

a pyramid shaped temple; means "to rise high"

Why has Mesopotamia been called the "cradle of civilization"

The writing they developed was the earliest known system., later it was copied & improved upon, beginning of societies

the amount left over after a need is met.

Sumerians did not accomplish which item?

Development of the Pythagorean Theorem

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

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Grade 6 SS - Lesson 4.1 Vocabulary

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belief in many gods
gods which had power over nature
monotheism
polytheism
nucleotheism
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scribe
a system of writing developed by government officials
a government official
the characters used in early writing
a person who copies or writes out documents; record keeper
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Why did ancient civilizations settle near fresh water?
fertile soil
Plentiful water supply
hunting, fish, fertile soil, plentiful water supply
hunting fishing, fertile soil
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irrigation
uses fine particles of fertile soil
a type of water cycle system developed in ancient times
helps to grow crops in dry areas
supplies dry land with water using ditches, pipes, & streams
5
cuneiform
comes from Latin word meaning "wedge"
was made up of about 2500 different characters
a sailboat developed in ancient times for river travel
was made up of about 1200 different characters
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a long poem which records the deeds of a legendary or real hero
a fiction book
tall tale
fable
epic
7
ziggurat
the holy place in the basement where gods to reside
the city center where government officials met
a pyramid shaped temple; means "to rise high"
a place for priests to live
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Why has Mesopotamia been called the "cradle of civilization"
The Sumerians copied the Babylonians to an organized society
The writing they developed was the earliest known system.
it was never able to fully develop as a civilization
later it was copied & improved upon, beginning of societies
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surplus
how gods played different roles in Sumerian life
the amount left over after a need is met.
the city of Sumer and the growth of the civilization
the storage of crops
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Sumerians did not accomplish which item?
Development of the Pythagorean Theorem
a wheeled vehicle (cart) to be pulled by donkeys
The 360-degree circle we use today
the 60-second minute and 60-minute hour
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"land between the rivers"
Babylon
Sumer
Mesopotamia
Uruk
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city-state
a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
when two or more cities group together to form a government
the upper (Northern) section of Mesopotamia
the cities within the fertile crescent
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fine particles of fertile soil
silt
irrigation
a type of farming
erosion
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consist
the different parts of a culture
less versus more
where two rivers join
to be made up of

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