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This was named after the Greek meaning “land between two rivers” between the Tigris and Euphrates river.

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Mesopotamia

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What is wheat and barely?

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surplus staple crops harvested and grown in Mesopotamia. They were around all year long

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Where is the Tigris an Euphrates river located?

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Located southeastward of the Persian gulf.

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What does the Wheel and Sail do?

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This enabled traders to transport goods over long distances easily.

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Name the 5 aspects of Civilization:

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Advanced cities 
Advanced technology 
Specialized workers 
Complex institution
Record keeping
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What’s a stylus?

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It was used on a cuneiform and was a sharpened reef with a wedged shape point. It grew in the Tigris and Euphrates river.

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What is bronze

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It’s when you melt a certain amount of copper and tin which is an alloy

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What’s a bazaar?

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A marketplace down narrow streets where merchants trade what they needed

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What does surplus mean?

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And extra amount of something allowing Sumerians to trade

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What was the Library at Nineveh?

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The worlds largest library. It burnt down. The library was owned by King Ashurbanipal.

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What does military machine mean?

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Used good tactics and well trained. People worked well together.

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What is the definition of civilization?

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A form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, recordkeeping, advanced technology.

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What is the definition of specialization?

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The development of skills in a particular kind of work, such as trading or recordkeeping.

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What is the definition of Artisan?

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A skilled worker such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand.

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What is the definition of institution?

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A long-lasting pattern of organization in the community.

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What is the definition of a scribe?

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Of the professional recordkeepers an early civilization.

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What is the cuneiform?

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A system of writing with wedged shaped symbols invented by the Sumerians around 3000BC.

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What is the bronze age?

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. In human history, beginning around 3000 BC in some areas, during which people begin using bronze, rather than stone or copper to fashion to the weapons.

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What’s the definition of barter?

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A form of trade in which people exchange goods without the use of money.

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What is the definition of a ziggurat?

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A tiered,pyramid shaped stricter that formed part of the Sumerian temple.

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What and where is the Fertile Crescent?

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An arc of rich farmland in southwest Asia, between the Persian gulf and the Mediterranean Sea.

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What is silt?

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Defined soil carried by water in Rivers.

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What is the definition of irrigation?

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The bringing of water to crop fields by means of canals in ditches.

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What is a city state?

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A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.

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What is a dynasty?

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A series of rulers from a single-family

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What is cultural diffusion?

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The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.

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What is polytheism?

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A belief in many gods.

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What’s an empire?

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A political unit in which a number of people or countries are controlled by a single ruler.

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What is Assyria?

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A Southwest Asian kingdom that controlled a large empire from around 850 to 612 BC.

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Who is Sennacherib?

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An Assyrian king.

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Who were the Medes?

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Southwest Asian people who helped destroy the Assyrian empire.

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Where the chaldeans?

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Southwest Asian people who also help to destroy the Assyrian empire.

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Who was Nebuchadnezzar?

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The Chaldean king

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What was Nineveh?

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Where Assyria’s capital was established

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Who was Ashurbanipal?

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Nineveh’s king.