Unit 1 Mesopotamia

Early farmers had a surplus of food because..

To __________________________ means to become an expert at one particular job.

Many farmers traded their ___________ crops for other products.

A group of different lands under one ruler is a _________________________.

How did rivers help support early civilizations?

How did surplus lead to develop early civilizations?

Polytheism is the belief in one God.

Domestication means when plants and animals are tamed to become useful and are no longer wild.

Surplus led to people specializing their jobs, which led to people bartering items.

In dry areas ____________________________ makes farming easier.

Trading products instead of money is called _________

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What was cuneiform?

Physical characteristics of rivers helped early civilizations because people wouldn't have to wander for food any more.

Covenant is a special agreement

1750 BC Hammurabi created his empire was before 1000 BC when Jerusalem became the capital.

Because of Hammurabi's code, everyone had to live under the same laws, except the king.

Independent cities with their own armies and rulers are ________________________.

Communities grew in part because _________

Sumerians practiced monotheism.

How did early farming communities succeed?

If you went to the airport, where would you ask for a ticket if you wanted to go to the Mesopotamia area?

What was used to build houses in early Mesopotamia?

A written collection of laws

Why did early people grow different types of crops?

An official record keeper was called

Agriculture is farming.

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