Mesopatamia

Question 1

Archeologist

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People who study human history and prehistoric artifacts and other physical remains

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artifact

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a prehistoric physical remain

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Neolithic Age

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the later part of the Stone Age, called the New Stone Age, lasted from around 8000 to 3000 B.C.E.

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Paleolithic Age

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the first period of the Stone Age, called the Old Stone Age, from about 2 million years ago to around 8000 B.C.E.

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agriculture

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the business of farming; growing crops and raising animals

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Catal Hoyuk

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Neolithic town discovered in central Turkey

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domesticate

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to train a wild animal to be useful to humans

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Fertile Crescent

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an arc-shaped region in Southwest Asia, with rich soil

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nomad

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one who moves from place to place with no permanent home

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city-state

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an early city that was like a small, independent country with its own laws and government

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irrigation

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a means of supplying land with water

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levee

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a wall of earth built to prevent a river from flooding its banks

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tribute

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wealth sent from one country or ruler to another as a sign that the other is superior

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historian

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an expert who studies and records the past

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cuniform

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writing that uses wedge-shaped characters

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stele

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is a stone or wooden slab, usually has text or a picture, erected in the ancient world as a monument

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dam

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a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level

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reservoir

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a large natural or artificial lake used as a source of water supply

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aqueduct

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to transport water from one place

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polytheism

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the people believed in multiple gods instead of just one