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What does a Historian study?
What city was a trade center?
S.S. Midterm Review (Heilig)
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What city was a trade center?
Sargon
Akkadian
Babylon
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What does a Historian study?
written words
map
objects
3
What is the chart displaying?
trade
rice
4
The Sumerians were a civilization but NOT an empire because -----
they didn't have one government who ruled several groups.
Akkadians didn't like them
5
What would a historian would be interested in?
cars, houses
roads,
diary, journal
6
What is an example of Social Structure (Level)?
Upper, Middle, Lower classes
social media
7
What was a problem all four Mesopotamian empires had difficulty with?
staying peaceful
controlling such a large area
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The city-states of Mesopotamia may have once again had a period of independence, during__ to ___.
Assyrian Empire
2125 to 2000 BCE
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What does “System of Government” mean?
having no rules
an organized way of making and enforcing decisions
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What did the Assyrians use siege techniques, battering rams, and movable towers for?
conquering cities
control water supply
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What product is produced in Asia?
rice
wheat
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What does the word “Mesopotamia” mean?
messy pots
land between two rivers
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What is Highly Developed Culture?
being smart
the way of life that is passed down from generation to generation
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How were communities different in the Paleolithic Age than Neolithic Age?
They could grow enough food to support more people.
They lived in houses.
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What did the Akkadians use for steles?
to record important events
to paint
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What made the Babylonian society unique for its time?
women and slaves had some rights
women weren't allowed to speak
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Why were Sumerians NOT prehistoric?
They didn't have written records.
They kept written records
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What is the definition of literature?
words written out
numbers and operations
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Where were the earliest fossils found?
United States
Africa
Europe
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What is another name for the Paleolithic Age?
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
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What is an example of Stable Food Supply?
plow
bridge
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What does a geographer study?
objects
written words
map
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What is a Social Structure (Level)?
social media
Some people are richer (more powerful) than others
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What is Hammurabi best known for?
Code of Laws
artwork
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What is another name for the Neolithic Age?
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
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What does "Specialization of Labor" mean?
farmer
non-agricultural jobs
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What is an example of a Specialization of Labor?
farmer
metal worker
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One battle in a specific marked the end of one empire and the beginning of another. Who was the winner and loser?
Loser- Bablyonian Winner- Akkadian
Loser- Assyrian Winner-NeoBabylonian
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Where are the Zagros Mountains located in comparison to Mesopotamia?
North
South
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What discovery began the Paleolithic Age?
stone tools
electric
science
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What product do they produce in Catal Hoyuk?
barley
wheat
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Which empire was known for trading?
Neo-Babylon
Akkadian
Babylon
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Why did Northern Mesopotamians move to the valley?
Population increased not enough food
they wanted a better home
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Why did Sumerians use levees, canal, and dams?
to go boating
control the amount of water in the valley
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What does “Stable Food Supply” mean?
to have enough food for people all the time
to get food from a stable
36
The periods of Hittite rule fell between the height of the _ and _ Empire
Assyrian and Akkadian
Babylon and Assyrian
37
What natural features is the north of the Persian Gulf?
Red Sea
Zagros Mountains
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What is economy?
products sold, traded, and produced to gain or lose wealth (money)
when you lose money
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How did they get food in the Paleolithic Age?
farming
hunted and gathered
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Why did Sumerians build moats and walls around their cities?
protection
population increased
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What does an archeologist study?
objects
map
written words
42
What is an example of literature?
an almanac
Epic of Gilgamesh
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Why were Sumerian settlements called city-states?
Each had their own ruler and farmland.
No one ruled the land
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King Sargon created the world's first -----
empire
castle
45
What is an example of System of Government?
artisan
king
46
What is the defintion of "writing"?
the shapes in which words are written
english class
47
If I were traveling from the Red Sea to the Nile River, what direction would I go?
east
west
48
What discovery ENDED the Paleolithic Age?
fossils
electricity
agriculture (farming)
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How did they get food in the Neolithic Age?
hunt
farming
50
Why did Nebuchadrezzar build two walls, some towers, and a moat around his capital?
he didn't like people
protect the city from attacks
51
What would an archeologist would be interested in?
journal
automobile, house
road
52
What is a human made feature of geography?
canal
valley
river
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What does prehistoric mean?
after written history
before written history (pre=before)
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What would a geographer would be interested in?
car, house
journal
road (human made), river (natural made)
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What were aqueducts used for?
for swimming
bring water to the city
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What is an example of "writing"?
math
cuneiform
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What happened when people from many villages used the irrigation system?
People had to work together
They could work alone
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What is an example of natural made feature of geography?
valley, river, mountain
canal
bridge
