Mesopotamia

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Fertile land stretching from the Mediterranean sea to the Persian Gulf (middle east)

Answer 1

Fertile Crescent

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Fertile lands between the rivers Tigris & Euphrates within the fertile crescent

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Mesopotamia

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10,000 B.C.E.

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1st farmers

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35,000 B.C.E.

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writing appears (cuneiform)

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33,000 B.C.E.

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Bronze age begins (Sumerians)

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2350 B.C.

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Sargons Akaddian empire forms

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1900 B.C.E.

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Abraham leaves

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1790 B.C.E.

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Hammurabis code or laws form

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539 B.C.E

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Persia conquers mesopotamia

Question 10

states which includes a city and the surrounding area

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city state

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type of trade in which goods or services are traded for other goods or services

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barter system

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the interaction and spread of culture from one society to another

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cultural diffusion

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first written language of Mesopotamia means “wedge-shaped”

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cuneiform

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leaders who use force / coercion to rule

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kingdom

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leaders who rule over many kingdoms

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empire

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freedom from outside rule

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sovereignty

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series of rulers from the same family or group

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dynasty

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to treat another as an equal

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equality

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to allow someone or something that is different from you to continue to exist

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tolerance

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to isolate one group from another

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segregate

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to displace someones culture with your own

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assimilation

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mixing of multiple cultures to create a new culture

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cultural blendings

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3 choices of those being conquered

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1. defend yourself from invaders
2. join the empire
3. run away and live somewhere else

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belief in many gods

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polytheistic

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the worshipped gods of a specific people

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pantheon

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belief in one god

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monotheistic

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little to no separation between state and religious leaders

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theocracy

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more than needed allowing for civilizations to form as skills beyond farming are developed

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surplus

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division of society based on social class

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social class

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male dominated society

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patriarchy

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skilled workers who make goods by hand

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artisans

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professional record keepers/ writers

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scribes

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social status that is earned

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achieved status

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movement status

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social mobility

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advancement in technology leads to…

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increased population

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increased population leads to

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advancement in technology

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creation of a technology or process that did not exist before

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invention

Question 38

creation of a technology or process that did not exist before

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invention

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improving upon a previous invention

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innovation