History - Ancient Civilizations
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What is a civilization?
A society that has reached an advanced level of culture
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What are the 7 characteristics of a civilization?
Central government, Complex religion, Division of labor, Social classes, Art and Architecture, Public works, Writing or Language
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What is paleolithic?
The old stone age
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What is a nomad?
A person that moves place to place in search of food and has no permanent home
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What is a ziggurat?
Temples built by the Mesopotamians
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What did the Neolithic era have that the Paleolithic era didn't?
Agriculture
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Where is the Fertile Crescent located?
In the middle east (stretching from the Eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf)
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What is the richest part of the Fertile Crescent?
Mesopotamia
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What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between the rivers
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What rivers surround Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
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What were 2 great civilizations in Mesopotamia?
Sumer and Babylonia
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What is the first writing system?
Cuneiform
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Who made the first code of law?
Hammurabi
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When did Sumer start and finish?
4000-2000 BC
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When did Babylonia start and finish?
2000-540 BC
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When did Ancient Egypt start and finish?
3100-300 BC
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What are the 3 periods of Egyptian History?
Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom
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Where was Ancient Egypt located?
Along the Nile River, Northeast Africa
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Who conquered Mesopotamia?
Persia
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Who conquered Egypt?
Persia
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