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5th Grade - HISTORY - Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
Q

What is does “Between the rivers” refer to?

A

Mesopotamia

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2
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What was the main occupation in Sumer?

A

farmers

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3
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What was the wedge-shaped writing of Sumer?

A

cuneiform

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4
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Where did Noah’s ark land?

A

Mt. Ararat

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5
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What is the smallest and coldest ocean?

A

Arctic Ocean

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6
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What is the warmest ocean?

A

Indian Ocean

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7
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What is the largest ocean?

A

Pacific Ocean

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8
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What is the ocean between the Americas and Europe or Africa?

A

Atlantic Ocean

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9
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What is the study of ancient people by recovering, preserving, and evaluating remains from the past called?

A

archeology

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10
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What is the belief based on fear and ignorance rather than the truth called?

A

superstition

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11
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What are the tall, layered temples built by the Sumerians for worships called?

A

ziggurats

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12
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What was the most common type of seals in Sumer?

A

cylinder seal

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13
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What city did Abraham come from?

A

Ur

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14
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What land did God promise to Abraham?

A

Canaan

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15
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What does the name “Tigris” mean?

A

arrow

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16
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What does the name “Euphrates” mean?

A

that which makes fruitful

17
Q

Why is the Fertile Crescent called the “Cradle of Civilization?”

A

Because the earliest people lived there

18
Q

Where can we find the only completely accurate record of ancient history?

A

the Bible

19
Q

Who were the first people after the Flood who developed and used writing?

A

Sumerians

20
Q

Who are the people that dig up and study the remains of ancient civilization?

A

archeologists

21
Q

What was the early form of the Sumerian writing called? What was the later form called?

A

the early form was pictographs and

the later form was cuneiform

22
Q

What architectural details were the Sumerians first to use?

A

the arch and the dome

23
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What were the two most important Sumerian inventions?

A

writing and the wheel

5th Grade - Jonah (29 decks)

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