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What is the definition of artisan?
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A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making thing by hand.
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A person who copies documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented.
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Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.
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What is the definition of city-state?
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A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
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(In ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. They were first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9).
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An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
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What is the definition of civilization?
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The stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced.
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A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state.
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An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
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What is the definition of cuneiform?
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Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.
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A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
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The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
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What is the definition of empire?
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An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
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(In ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. They were first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9).
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A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state
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What is the definition of epic?
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A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
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The belief in or worship of more than one god.
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Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.
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What is the definition of irrigation?
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The supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
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A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
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The belief in or worship of more than one god
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What is the definition of polytheism?
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The belief in or worship of more than one god.
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A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
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Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.
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What is the definition of a scribe?
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A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented
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A worker in a skilled trade, especially one that involves making things by hand.
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An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
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What is the definition of ziggurat?
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(In ancient Mesopotamia) a rectangular stepped tower, sometimes surmounted by a temple. They were first attested in the late 3rd millennium BC and probably inspired the biblical story of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1–9).
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An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
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Denoting or relating to the wedge-shaped characters used in the ancient writing systems of Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit, surviving mainly impressed on clay tablets.
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What did the Sumerians do to fix their food problems?
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Who made up the upper class?
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Kings
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Priests
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Warriors
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Government officials
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Fishermen
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Merchants
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Farmers
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Artisans
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Slaves
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Scribes
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Who made up the middle class?
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Farmers
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Artisans
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Fishermen
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Merchants
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Slaves
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Kings
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Priests
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Government officials
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Warriors
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Scribes
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Who made up the lower class?
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Slaves
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Kings
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Priests
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Warriors
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Government officials
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Farmers
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Fishermen
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Artisans
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Merchants
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Scribes
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The constant flooding was a geographical challenge
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The mud was a geographical challenge.
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The lack of wood was a geographical challenge.
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The blazing heat was a geographical challenge.
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What was Hammurabi BEST known for?
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How did irrigation help ancient Mesopotamia?
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It helped trading.
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It freed up time and space for other jobs.
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It limited death from floods.
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It gave the king big banquettes.
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It used up extra materials.
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It helped keep invaders out.
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What would you find in a Sumerian city-state?
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A ziggurat
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A city wall
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Canals
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Markets
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Fields
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Houses
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TVs
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Trees
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Pyramids
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A hospital
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Why were scribes high on the social latter?
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They were the only ones who could write.
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Only the king's daughters and sons could learn to write.
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Scribes were smarter than everyone else.
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They were usually rulers at one point.
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What was a ziggurat's main purpose?
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To make a staircase down to the Earth for the gods.
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To pray for the gods.
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To live in.
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To scare away bad spirits.
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To have religious ceremonies.
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To have feasts.
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Name these areas on the map.
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Saudia Arabia
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Tigris River
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Euphrates river
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Persian gulf
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Red Sea
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Iraq
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Syria
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fertile cresent
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Mediterranean sea
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Arabian sea
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Zagros mountains
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What types of art did Mesopotamians make?
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Sculptures
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Pottery
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Panel pictures
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Oragami
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Paintings
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What did Sumerian kings have to do?
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Lead the military
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Serve justice
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Relax on his throne
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Select Akkadian ruler(s)/ important facts.
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King Naram-Sin
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King Sargon
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They were the 1st empire.
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They created son inherits empire.
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King Hammurabi
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They created code of laws.
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300 years of kings
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They used siege warfare.
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Select Babylon's ruler(s)/ important facts.
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Hammurabi
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They created the first laws.
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They gave women and slaves more rights.
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Nebuchadrezzar II
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They used battle rams.
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They created the 1st empire.
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Select the Assyrian's ruler(s)/ important facts.
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300 years of kings
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King Sargon
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They used siege warfare.
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They created the 1st empire.
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They used iron for their military.
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They created the 1st code of laws.
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Select Neo-Babylonian's ruler(s)/ important facts.
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Nebuchadrezzar II
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Hammurabi
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They conquered Israel.
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They created the system we use today based off of 60.
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They created the 1st code of laws.
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They used iron for their army.
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Name the 5 key factors of a civilization.
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Geography
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Social structure
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Economy
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Religion
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Government
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Art
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Education
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Infrastructure
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Justice
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Structures