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What is another term for buying and sellling?

Trade

specialize in a certain When people specialize in a certain skill such as spinning or toolmaking, what is it called?

Specialization

The Neolithic age Ended about 3000BCE With what discovery?

Ability to make Metal tools

What is greatest Benefit of farmers Raising plants and Animals?

Created a stable Food supply

Many early settlements? Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of Many early settlements?

Good soil For crops near the rivers

How did people get food in the Paleolithic Age?

Hunting and Gathering

What is the event that moves people from the Paleolithic to Neolithic Age?

Farming (Agriculture)

What does having A stable food Supply mean to a Society?

It has enough food To feed its people

What are the other names for the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages?

Paleolithic- Old Stone Age Neolithic- New Stone Age

What makes it possible to live in larger groups in Neolithic times?

Enough food because of agriculture.

Sumerians lived in ______ because each had its own king and laws.

City-State

Mesopotamia means between two rivers. Which two rivers? Which is more East? Which more West?

West--Euphrates East--Tigris

Describe the topography and climate of Sumer.

Topography--Flat Climate--Hot and Dry

Why couldn't people continue farming in the Zagros foothills?

Ran out of space to farm for the growing population

What is the main purpose of using a dam to create a reservoir?

To store more water for later use

People in Sumer built levees. Why?

To stop the rivers from flooding.

What problem did silt create for Sumerians?

Clogged the canals

How did people in the Zagros foothills solve the food shortage problem?

Moved to Sumer between the Tigris and Euphrates.

Why would the Tigris and Euphrates flood in Sumer when it didn't rain very much?

Snow melted up where they began in the Taurus Mountains of modern day Turkey

How did Sumerians solve the problem of getting water from the river to their crops?

Built Canals

What invention helped make the food supply in Sumerian city-states more stable?

The Plow

had the job of enforcing laws, Which Sumerian had the job of enforcing laws, leading the army, and having temples built in his city-state?

The King of the City-State

What were the religious temples in the Sumerian city-states called?

Ziggurats

What evidence would tell you that Sumerian city-states existed after the stone age?

Use of metal

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The Sumerian army used wheels on this special cart used in warfare called what?

Chariot

What architectural achievement are the Sumerians credited with inventing?

The Arch

What writing instrument do Sumerians use to write?

A Stylus

What is the name of the Sumerian complex writing system?

Cuneiform

What did Sumerians write on?

Clay Tablet

officials and priests) In the Sumerian city- states, where did the upper class (gov't officials and priests) live?

Middle of the City

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The shape and elevation of the land is known as this.

Topography

Which physical feature was most important to the ancient Egyptian and Kushite civilizations? Be specific.

Nile River

Describe the topography of ancient Egypt.

-River Valley

Why was the flooding along the Nile good for the ancient Egyptians?

Floods left behind fertile silt along the banks of the river

What were two types of important vegetation that grew along the Nile?

Papyrus and Reeds

Name at least one of the two grain crops grown in Ancient Egypt.

Wheat and Barley

Are the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Sea of Galilee sources of fresh or salt water? Answer each separately.

Mediterranean-Salt Red Sea-Salt Sea of Galilee-Fresh

Why was the Jordan River valley less fertile than the Nile River valley?

The Jordan River did not flood every year like the Nile River.

Much of Canaan was dry and hilly. What was this good for?

Herding Animals

What does it mean to live a nomadic lifestyle?

People go from place to place--they do not settle in one spot.

What is the Torah?

First five books Of the Hebrew Bible

How is Judaism different from other ancient religions?

Judaism centers around the belief in one God.

Judaism began with an agreement between Abram and God. What is that agreement known as?

Covenant

What did God promise to do for Abraham's descendants?

Protect them and give them Canaan

What area do the Jewish people consider the promised land?

Canaan

According to the Torah, Moses leads the Israelites out of Egypt. What is this event know as?

The Exodus

Which king does the Hebrew bible say is responsible for bringing the Israelites together in a strong nation?

David

What does the Hebrew bible say that King Solomon is most know for?

Building a magnificent Temple

According to the Torah, what did Moses receive from God on Mount Sinai?

The Ten Commandments

What city becomes the captial city of Israel?

Jerusalem

Which job in ancient Egypt was a job only men were allowed to do?

Scribe

How did government officials get their jobs?

They inherited them.

Other than acting as an assistant to the Pharaoh, what is another job of the vizier?

Sometime the vizier acted as a judge in court cases

What was in a temple's sanctuary?

A statue of The temple god

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How could boys from The peasant class Rise to a higher Class?

By becoming A scribe

Ancient Egyptian scribes would write on paper made out of what?

papyrus

How did many farmers Pay their taxes?

With grain

In the life of a peasant, which season followed the flood season?

Planting Season

Most peasants lived In what type of home?

Mud-brick houses

Name all the social classes in ancient Egypt starting at the top of the social pyramid.

Pharaoh Government Officials Priests Scribes Artisans Peasants

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What made becoming A scribe so difficult?

Having to learn So many hieroglyphs