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| What motivated Mesopotamian conquests of far-reaching territories? | the need for natural resources |
| Agriculture in Mesopotamia depended on | Flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates |
| Early societies developed civilizations in the flood plains of great rivers because the rivers and floodplains provided | fertile silt and water for agriculture |
| What are the characteristics of a civilization? | Cities, Social classes, Job Specialization, Complex Religion, Writing, Public Works, Well organized government, art and architecture |
| The growth of settled agricultural communities resulted in | trade and job specialization to make sure all needs of society were met |
| Where was agriculture invented? | Middle East |
| The most efficient method of clearing land for agriculture was by using | Fire |
| Which of the following is NOT true about the Neolithic Revolution? | It was rapid |
| How does Hammurubi's code differ from the United States law codes? | Hammurabi's Codes punishment was based on the social class of the victim |
| Humans that rely on naturally occurring sources of food, obtained by scavenging, gathering, or hunting. | Hunter and Gatherer Society |
| A well preserved ancient set of laws from Babylonia | Hammurabi's Code |
| Period in time when people settle down in one area and begin farming for food..."new stone" age. | Neolithic |
| Period in time when people were following animals and looking for food..."old stone" age. | Paleolithic |
| A society in which males are socially and politically dominant over women. | Patriarchial |
| Belief in more than one god | Polytheism |
| Belief in one god | Monotheism |
| Domestication of animals and growing of food on a regular basis | Systematic Agricultural |
| A type of society characterized by all or most of the following features: arts and architechture, government, cities, job specialization, religion, social classes, form of writing and public works. | Civilization |
| Group that was known for being tolerant? | Persians |
| Group that was known for being cruel? | Assyrians |
| Used cuneform as a type of writing? | Sumerians |
| Created the wheel? | Sumerians |
| Only monotheistic group in the Fertile Crescent? | Hebrews |
| Come up with a modern alphabet? | Phoneicians |
| Why was the Hebrew religion have the idea of god being everywhere? | Because they are constantly being conquered and their temple is destroyed |
| Known as the New Stone Age | Neolithic |
| What tells use we went from the stone age to the bronze age? | Use metal to make tools and weapons |
