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Someone who studies the past by examining artifacts people left behind.
what does an archaeologist do?
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Neolithic age
What is another name for the new stone age?
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Silt
What did Sumerians make irrigation system with?
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upper class
common class slaves
What are the three social classes of Sumer?
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Akkadian.
What is the first empire?
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Paleolithic people
Who painted cave paintings?
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Permanent shelters, farming crops, domesticated animals, stable food source.
what are 2 differences between the paleolithic age and the neolithic age?
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They built city wall.
What did Sumerians do to protect them from enemies?
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Plow, wheel and arch.
What are Sumerian's inventions?
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A relief structure carved on stone.
What is a stele?
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By grinding colored minerals into powder and mixing it with animal fat.
how did the Sumerians make paint
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Catal Hoyuk, Jericho or Jarmo
Name 2 villages in the neolithic age.
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Build dams,levees or canals.
What did Sumerians do to control water supply, list two answers?
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1) stable food supply 4)art
2) social structure 5)government 3)religion 6)tech 7)language
What are the characteristics of a civilization?
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for 300 years
How long did the Assyrian empire last?
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c) reindeer bone is correct
What is the prehistoric spear thrower made of?
a) horse bone b) sheep bone c) reindeer bone |
Flint, obsidian, hematite, shell ornaments.
What are 2 things neolithic people traded for?
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Because they have to work together to build irrigation systems
Why did people form large city-state?
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Top for the gods to live in, bottom for the government to work in.
What are the two uses of a Ziggurat?
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When the enemy attacks again and again till they win.
What is siege warfare?
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c) 10 inches; 18,000 years is correct
When approximately was the spear thrower made and how long is it?
a) 14 inches; 20,000 years b) 8 inches; 14,000 years c) 10 inches; 18,000 years |
They were made of packed sun dried mud, because it kept them cool in summer and warm in winter.
What were the neolithic houses made of and why?
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"The Land Between the river"
What does Mesopotamia mean?
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"Wedge"
What does "Cuneiform" mean in Latin?
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A group of people ruled by one person or government.
What is the definition of "empire"?
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