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| What does nomadic mean? | Traveling from place to place hunting and gathering food. |
| How was the behavior of nomadic people regulated? | Through unwritten customs |
| How did ancient people progress in their social organization? | 1st Clans, 2nd villages, 3rd city-states, 4th empires |
| What was the name of the area that gave birth to the first civilization? | Mesopotamia |
| The first civilizations developed near what two rivers? | The Tigris and Euphrates |
| Why did the first civilizations develop in river valleys? | Because annual flooding left silt on the surrounding land which enriched the soil |
| What does Mesopotamia mean? | "between two rivers" |
| How did the first farmers cope with challenges posed by the rivers? | 1.They learned to control flooding, 2. they develpoed irrigation systems |
| What do all civilizations need to survive? | Resources |
| What caused conflicts among the first civilizations of the Fertile Crescent? | they competed to control land and water |
| What were four of the more important first civilizations that developed in the Ancient World? | 1. the Sumerians, 2. Babylonians, 3. Assyrians and 4. the Hebrews |
| What was the first civilization of the ancient world? | Sumer |
| What are the five key elements of a civilization? | 1. Government 2. Religion 3. Arts, Architecture, and Public Works 4. Social Classes , 5. Writing |
