social studies unit 3 lesson 3 and 4 quiz review

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scribe

a person who was able to read and write, allowing for the creation of written records and messages

laborer

a person who worked as a farmers, builder, or general worker during Era II

evidence

facts or information that can be used to test whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

elite

a group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category because of their power, talent, wealth, or other characteristic

polytheistic

worshiping or believing in more than one god

historical account

a representation of an event from the past that is put together using evidence from multiple sources

centralized authority

An organized structure where the main unit has the power, right, and ability to control smaller units.

hieroglyphics

An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds

laws

a rule of conduct or action that is binding and enforced by a controlling authority

cuneiform

characters formed by the arrangement of small wedge-shaped elements and used in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian writing.

what did the eygptian pharoahs build that they would be entombed in after death?

the pyramid of giza

what are the six sumerian firsts?

a math system based on 12, 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, written language, and developed the first form of mathematics

what was the role for women in ancient Mesopotamia?

women were responsible for maintaining the household

what was the role for men in ancient mesopotamia?

men were responsible for working outside the household

which two ancient river valley civilizations traded with the sumerians because sumerian seals were found in each place?

nile river and indus river

why would someone want to be a scribe in eygpt?

they wouldn't have to join the military, their education wasn't free, they were educated for 12 years, they didn't have to do hard labor

why did cuneiform change from pictographs to wedge shaped signs

it was difficult to draw lines and curves in the clay

which of hammurabis code would most likely be used in law today?

code 55

what present day country was babylon located in?

iraq

what was the non-military achievement that the assyrians made?

the royal library

why was nebuchadnezzar the most famous chaldean

he rebuilt babylon into a beautiful city

what two advantages did the hitties develop?

they mastered ironworking & they skillfully used the chariot